Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zemь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰem-, the oblique stem of *dʰéǵʰōm.
Noun
*zèmь or *zȅmь f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zèmь | *zemì | *zemì |
| genitive | *zèmi | *zèmьju, *zemľu* | *zemь̀jь, *zèmi* |
| dative | *zemì | *zèmьma | *zemь̀mъ |
| accusative | *zèmь | *zemì | *zemì |
| instrumental | *zèmьjǫ, *zèmľǫ* | *zèmьma | *zèmьmī |
| locative | *zèmi | *zèmьju, *zemľu* | *zemь̀xъ |
| vocative | *zemi | *zemì | *zemì |
* 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).
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zȅmь | *zȅmi | *zȅmi |
| genitive | *zemí | *zemьjù, *zemľu* | *zemь̀jь |
| dative | *zȅmi | *zemьmà | *zȅmьmъ |
| accusative | *zȅmь | *zȅmi | *zȅmi |
| instrumental | *zemьjǫ́ | *zemьmà | *zemьmì |
| locative | *zemí | *zemьjù, *zemľu* | *zȅmьxъ |
| vocative | *zemi | *zȅmi | *zȅmi |
* 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).