Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьzgaga
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Related to *jьzžega.
Noun
*jьzgaga f[1]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *jьzgaga | *jьzgadzě | *jьzgagy |
| genitive | *jьzgagy | *jьzgagu | *jьzgagъ |
| dative | *jьzgadzě | *jьzgagama | *jьzgagamъ |
| accusative | *jьzgagǫ | *jьzgadzě | *jьzgagy |
| instrumental | *jьzgagojǫ, *jьzgagǫ** | *jьzgagama | *jьzgagami |
| locative | *jьzgadzě | *jьzgagu | *jьzgagasъ, *jьzgagaxъ* |
| vocative | *jьzgago | *jьzgadzě | *jьzgagy |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*jьzgaga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 9 (*jьz – *klenьje), Moscow: Nauka, page 27