Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gǫžьvь

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

Alternative forms

  • *gǫžьva

Etymology

By surface analysis, *gǫžь +‎ *-ьvь.

Noun

*gǫžьvь f[1]

  1. withe?, twig?

Declension

Declension of *gǫžьvь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *gǫžьvь *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvi
genitive *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvьju, *gǫžьvľu* *gǫžьvьjь, *gǫžьvi*
dative *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvьma *gǫžьvьmъ
accusative *gǫžьvь *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvi
instrumental *gǫžьvьjǫ, *gǫžьvľǫ* *gǫžьvьma *gǫžьvьmi
locative *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvьju, *gǫžьvľu* *gǫžьvьxъ
vocative *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvi *gǫžьvi

* 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: Гужва (Gužva) (Personal name)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gǫžьvь/*gǫžьva”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 94
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