Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vysokъ

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 *vysь (height) +‎ *-okъ.

    Adjective

    *vysòkъ (comparative *vyšьjь)[1]

    1. high
      Antonym: *nizъkъ
    2. tall

    Declension

    Indefinite declension of *vysokъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *vysokъ *vysoka *vysoko
    genitive *vysoka *vysoky *vysoka
    dative *vysoku *vysocě *vysoku
    accusative *vysokъ *vysokǫ *vysoko
    instrumental *vysokomь *vysokojǫ *vysokomь
    locative *vysocě *vysocě *vysocě
    vocative *vysoče *vysoko *vysoko
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *vysoka *vysocě *vysocě
    genitive *vysoku *vysoku *vysoku
    dative *vysokoma *vysokama *vysokoma
    accusative *vysoka *vysocě *vysocě
    instrumental *vysokoma *vysokama *vysokoma
    locative *vysoku *vysoku *vysoku
    vocative *vysoka *vysocě *vysocě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *vysoci *vysoky *vysoka
    genitive *vysokъ *vysokъ *vysokъ
    dative *vysokomъ *vysokamъ *vysokomъ
    accusative *vysoky *vysoky *vysoka
    instrumental *vysoky *vysokami *vysoky
    locative *vysocěxъ *vysokaxъ *vysocěxъ
    vocative *vysoci *vysoky *vysoka
    Definite declension of *vysokъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *vysokъjь *vysokaja *vysokoje
    genitive *vysokajego *vysokyję̇ *vysokajego
    dative *vysokujemu *vysocěji *vysokujemu
    accusative *vysokъjь *vysokǫjǫ *vysokoje
    instrumental *vysokyjimь *vysokǫjǫ *vysokyjimь
    locative *vysocějemь *vysocěji *vysocějemь
    vocative *vysokъjь *vysokaja *vysokoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *vysokaja *vysocěji *vysocěji
    genitive *vysokuju *vysokuju *vysokuju
    dative *vysokyjima *vysokyjima *vysokyjima
    accusative *vysokaja *vysocěji *vysocěji
    instrumental *vysokyjima *vysokyjima *vysokyjima
    locative *vysokuju *vysokuju *vysokuju
    vocative *vysokaja *vysocěji *vysocěji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *vysociji *vysokyję̇ *vysokaja
    genitive *vysokъjixъ *vysokъjixъ *vysokъjixъ
    dative *vysokyjimъ *vysokyjimъ *vysokyjimъ
    accusative *vysokyję̇ *vysokyję̇ *vysokaja
    instrumental *vysokyjimi *vysokyjimi *vysokyjimi
    locative *vysokyjixъ *vysokyjixъ *vysokyjixъ
    vocative *vysociji *vysokyję̇ *vysokaja

    Derived terms

    adverbs
    • *vysoko
    nouns
    • *vysočina f
    • *vysota f

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “высо́кий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “высо́кий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 173
    • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “высо́кі”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “висо́к”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 152
    • Gluhak, Alemko (1993), “vìsok”, in Hrvatski etimološki rječnik [Croatian Etymology Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: August Cesarec, →ISBN, page 672

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vysòkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 535