Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫžь

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 1

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-gʷ-yó-s, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Displaced Proto-Slavic *virъ.

    Noun

    *mǫ̑žь m (diminutive *mǫžikъ, related adjective *mǫžьskъ)[1][2]

    1. man
    2. husband
    Inflection
    Declension of *mǫ̑žь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mǫ̑žь *mǫ̑ža *mǫ̑ži
    genitive *mǫ̑ža *mǫžù *mǫ̃žь
    dative *mǫ̑žu *mǫžemà *mǫžèmъ
    accusative *mǫ̑žь *mǫ̑ža *mǫ̑žę̇
    instrumental *mǫ̑žьmь, *mǫ̑žemь* *mǫžemà *mǫží
    locative *mǫ̑ži *mǫžù *mǫžĩxъ
    vocative *mǫžu *mǫ̑ža *mǫ̑ži

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

    Descendants
    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: мѫжь (mǫžĭ), мужь (mužĭ)
        • Old Ruthenian: мужъ (muž)
        • Russian: муж (muž)
      • Old Novgorodian: мѫжь (mǫžĭ), моужь (mužĭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: мѫжь (mǫžĭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⰿⱘⰶⱐ (mǫžĭ)
        • Bulgarian: мъж (mǎž) (pre-reform: мѫжь (mǫžʹ)), мънч (mǎnč) (dialectal)
      • Macedonian: маж (maž)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: му̑ж
        Latin script: mȗž
      • Slovene: mọ̑ž (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:
    See also

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mǫ̑žь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 330:m. jo (c) ‘man, husband’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “mǫžь mǫža”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 70, 158, 171; PR 137; RPT 102)

    Etymology 2

      From *mǫ̑žь (man) +‎ *-ьjь.[1]

      Adjective

      *mǫžь[1]

      1. (relational) man
      Declension
      Indefinite declension of *mǫžь (soft)
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative *mǫžь *mǫža *mǫže
      genitive *mǫža *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
      dative *mǫžu *mǫži *mǫžu
      accusative *mǫžь *mǫžǫ *mǫže
      instrumental *mǫžemь *mǫžejǫ *mǫžemь
      locative *mǫži *mǫži *mǫži
      vocative *mǫžu *mǫže *mǫže
      dual masculine feminine neuter
      nominative *mǫža *mǫži *mǫži
      genitive *mǫžu *mǫžu *mǫžu
      dative *mǫžema *mǫžama *mǫžema
      accusative *mǫža *mǫži *mǫži
      instrumental *mǫžema *mǫžama *mǫžema
      locative *mǫžu *mǫžu *mǫžu
      vocative *mǫža *mǫži *mǫži
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative *mǫži *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
      genitive *mǫžь *mǫžь *mǫžь
      dative *mǫžemъ *mǫžamъ *mǫžemъ
      accusative *mǫžę̇ *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
      instrumental *mǫži *mǫžami *mǫži
      locative *mǫžixъ *mǫžaxъ *mǫžixъ
      vocative *mǫži *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
      Definite declension of *mǫžь (soft)
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative *mǫžьjь *mǫžaja *mǫžeje
      genitive *mǫžajego *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžajego
      dative *mǫžujemu *mǫžiji *mǫžujemu
      accusative *mǫžьjь *mǫžǫjǫ *mǫžeje
      instrumental *mǫžijimь *mǫžǫjǫ *mǫžijimь
      locative *mǫžijemь *mǫžiji *mǫžijemь
      vocative *mǫžьjь *mǫžaja *mǫžeje
      dual masculine feminine neuter
      nominative *mǫžaja *mǫžiji *mǫžiji
      genitive *mǫžuju *mǫžuju *mǫžuju
      dative *mǫžijima *mǫžijima *mǫžijima
      accusative *mǫžaja *mǫžiji *mǫžiji
      instrumental *mǫžijima *mǫžijima *mǫžijima
      locative *mǫžuju *mǫžuju *mǫžuju
      vocative *mǫžaja *mǫžiji *mǫžiji
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative *mǫžiji *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžaja
      genitive *mǫžьjixъ *mǫžьjixъ *mǫžьjixъ
      dative *mǫžijimъ *mǫžijimъ *mǫžijimъ
      accusative *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžaja
      instrumental *mǫžijimi *mǫžijimi *mǫžijimi
      locative *mǫžijixъ *mǫžijixъ *mǫžijixъ
      vocative *mǫžiji *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžaja
      Descendants
      • East Slavic:
        • Old East Slavic: *мѫжь (*mǫžĭ)
          • Old Ruthenian: му́жїй (múžij)
          • Russian: му́жий (múžij) (dialectal)
      • West Slavic:
        • Old Czech: muží

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫžьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 161