Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Expected reflex of Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ovь | *ovi | *ovi |
| genitive | *ovi | *ovьju, *ovľu* | *ovьjь, *ovi* |
| dative | *ovi | *ovьma | *ovьmъ |
| accusative | *ovь | *ovi | *ovi |
| instrumental | *ovьjǫ, *ovľǫ* | *ovьma | *ovьmi |
| locative | *ovi | *ovьju, *ovľu* | *ovьxъ |
| vocative | *ovi | *ovi | *ovi |
* 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).
Derived terms
Related terms
nouns
- *ovьčakъ m
- *ovьčarica f
- *ovьčarikъ m
- *ovьčarьka f
- *ovьčarьkъ m
- *ovьčarьnica f
- *ovьčarьnikъ m
- *ovьčarьnь f
- *ovьčarьňa f
- *ovьčarьstvo n
- *ovьčařь m
- *ovьčę n
- *ovьčętina f
- *ovьčica f
- *ovьčina f
- *ovьčinьcь m
- *ovьčinьnikъ m
- *ovьčinъka f
- *ovьčka f
- *ovьčuxъ m
- *ovьnařь f
- *ovьňь n
adjective
- *ovьčarevъ
- *ovьčarьnъ
- *ovьčarьskъ
- *ovьčinьnъ
- *ovьčinъ
- *ovьčьnъ
- *ovьčjь
- *ovьnovъ
References
- ^ Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 223
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “owca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 404