Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Expected reflex of Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.

Noun

*ovь f^[1]^[2]

sheep

Inflection

Declension of *ovь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ovь	*ovi	*ovi
genitive	*ovi	ovьju, ovľu^*	ovьjь, ovi^*
dative	*ovi	*ovьma	*ovьmъ
accusative	*ovь	*ovi	*ovi
instrumental	ovьjǫ, ovľǫ^*	*ovьma	*ovьmi
locative	*ovi	ovьju, ovľu^*	*ovьxъ
vocative	*ovi	*ovi	*ovi

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

(nouns):

*ovьca f (“sheep”)
*ovьnъ m (“ram”)

Related terms

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(adjective):

References

^ Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 223
^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “owca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 404

[1] Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 223

[2] Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “owca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 404

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