Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/valežь

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

Action noun of *valiti (“to crumble, to revolve”) +‎ *-ežь. Akin to Lithuanian volė̃ (“roller”).

Noun

*valežь m

1. fall, deadfall (including for rain, snowfall)

   Synonyms: *padъ, *padežь, *opadъkъ

Declension

Declension of *valežь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*valežь	*valeža	*valeži
genitive	*valeža	*valežu	*valežь
dative	*valežu	*valežema	*valežemъ
accusative	*valežь	*valeža	*valežę̇
instrumental	*valežьmь, *valežemь*	*valežema	*valeži
locative	*valeži	*valežu	*valežixъ
vocative	*valežu	*valeža	*valeži

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Related terms

• *valъ (“disturbance, wave”)
  • *valěti (“to tumble”)
  • *valiti (“to crumble, to make to fall, to slain”)
  • *vaľati (“to knock down”)
    • *vaľakъ (instrument/agent noun)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: ва́леж (válež)
  • Ukrainian: валіж (valiž)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: вале́ж (valéž)
  • Slovene: valež (rare)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “валеж”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вали, валва, валне”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 114