Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojevъ

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

    Formed as *bojь (fight) +‎ *-evъ, from *bʰeyh₂- (to strike, hew).

    Adjective

    *bojevъ

    1. militant, combatant

    Inflection

    Indefinite declension of *bojevъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bojevъ *bojeva *bojevo
    genitive *bojeva *bojevy *bojeva
    dative *bojevu *bojevě *bojevu
    accusative *bojevъ *bojevǫ *bojevo
    instrumental *bojevomь *bojevojǫ *bojevomь
    locative *bojevě *bojevě *bojevě
    vocative *bojeve *bojevo *bojevo
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bojeva *bojevě *bojevě
    genitive *bojevu *bojevu *bojevu
    dative *bojevoma *bojevama *bojevoma
    accusative *bojeva *bojevě *bojevě
    instrumental *bojevoma *bojevama *bojevoma
    locative *bojevu *bojevu *bojevu
    vocative *bojeva *bojevě *bojevě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bojevi *bojevy *bojeva
    genitive *bojevъ *bojevъ *bojevъ
    dative *bojevomъ *bojevamъ *bojevomъ
    accusative *bojevy *bojevy *bojeva
    instrumental *bojevy *bojevami *bojevy
    locative *bojevěxъ *bojevaxъ *bojevěxъ
    vocative *bojevi *bojevy *bojeva
    Definite declension of *bojevъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bojevъjь *bojevaja *bojevoje
    genitive *bojevajego *bojevyję̇ *bojevajego
    dative *bojevujemu *bojevěji *bojevujemu
    accusative *bojevъjь *bojevǫjǫ *bojevoje
    instrumental *bojevyjimь *bojevǫjǫ *bojevyjimь
    locative *bojevějemь *bojevěji *bojevějemь
    vocative *bojevъjь *bojevaja *bojevoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bojevaja *bojevěji *bojevěji
    genitive *bojevuju *bojevuju *bojevuju
    dative *bojevyjima *bojevyjima *bojevyjima
    accusative *bojevaja *bojevěji *bojevěji
    instrumental *bojevyjima *bojevyjima *bojevyjima
    locative *bojevuju *bojevuju *bojevuju
    vocative *bojevaja *bojevěji *bojevěji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bojeviji *bojevyję̇ *bojevaja
    genitive *bojevъjixъ *bojevъjixъ *bojevъjixъ
    dative *bojevyjimъ *bojevyjimъ *bojevyjimъ
    accusative *bojevyję̇ *bojevyję̇ *bojevaja
    instrumental *bojevyjimi *bojevyjimi *bojevyjimi
    locative *bojevyjixъ *bojevyjixъ *bojevyjixъ
    vocative *bojeviji *bojevyję̇ *bojevaja
    Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyh₂- (2 c, 0 e)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Russian: боево́й (bojevój)
      • Ukrainian: бойовий (bojovyj)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: bojоvý
      • Polish: bojowy

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bojevъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 166