Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vědьma

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

From *vě̀děti +‎ *-ьma.

Noun

*vě̀dьma f

witch

Declension

Declension of *vě̀dьma (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*vě̀dьma	*vě̀dьmě	*vě̀dьmy
genitive	*vě̀dьmy	*vě̀dьmu	*vě̀dьmъ
dative	*vě̀dьmě	*vě̀dьmama	*vě̀dьmamъ
accusative	*vě̀dьmǫ	*vě̀dьmě	*vě̀dьmy
instrumental	vě̀dьmojǫ, vě̀dьmǭ^**	*vě̀dьmama	*vě̀dьmamī
locative	*vě̀dьmě	*vě̀dьmu	vě̀dьmasъ, vě̀dьmaxъ^*
vocative	*vě̀dьmo	*vě̀dьmě	*vě̀dьmy

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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).

Related terms

*věďa (“knowledge”)
*věděti (“to know”)
*věstъ (“known”)
*věstь (“message”)
*věščь (“proficient, wise”)
*nevěsta (“bride”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic:
  - Belarusian: ве́дзма (vjédzma)
  - Russian: ве́дьма (védʹma)
  - Ukrainian: ві́дьма (vídʹma)
West Slavic:
- Czech: vědma
- Polish: wiedźma