Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obyčajь

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

    From *obyčati (“to get fond of, to get used to”) +‎ *-ějь.

    Noun

    *obyčajь m[1]

    1. custom, tradition
    2. habit, routine
      Synonyms: *navykъ, *obixodъ

    Declension

    Declension of *obyčajь (soft o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *obyčajь *obyčaja *obyčaji
    genitive *obyčaja *obyčaju *obyčajь
    dative *obyčaju *obyčajema *obyčajemъ
    accusative *obyčajь *obyčaja *obyčaję̇
    instrumental *obyčajьmь, *obyčajemь* *obyčajema *obyčaji
    locative *obyčaji *obyčaju *obyčajixъ
    vocative *obyčaju *obyčaja *obyčaji

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

    Derived terms

    • *obyčajьnъ (“usual”)
    • *obyčajьnostь (“tradition”)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Russian: обы́чай (obýčaj)
      • Ukrainian: обича́й (obyčáj)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “обычай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “обичай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 745

    References

    1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “običȃj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*ob(v)yčajь”
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