Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zabava

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

    Deverbal from *zabaviti, from *za- +‎ *baviti.

    Noun

    *zabava f

    1. amusement, diversion, distraction, pastime, merry-making, fun

    Declension

    Declension of *zabava (hard a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *zabava *zabavě *zabavy
    genitive *zabavy *zabavu *zabavъ
    dative *zabavě *zabavama *zabavamъ
    accusative *zabavǫ *zabavě *zabavy
    instrumental *zabavojǫ, *zabavǫ** *zabavama *zabavami
    locative *zabavě *zabavu *zabavasъ, *zabavaxъ*
    vocative *zabavo *zabavě *zabavy

    * -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).

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    Further reading

    • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “заба́ва”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika
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