Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obuxъ
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Contested.
According to Vasmer, from *ob + *buxъ, related to *buxati (“to bang”).
Other proposals derive it from *ob + *-uxъ, from *uxo (“ear”).
Noun edit
*obuxъ m
- butt (the thicker end of a tool or a weapon, especially an axe)
Declension edit
Declension of *obuxъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *obuxъ | *obuxa | *obuśi |
| genitive | *obuxa | *obuxu | *obuxъ |
| dative | *obuxu | *obuxoma | *obuxomъ |
| accusative | *obuxъ | *obuxa | *obuxy |
| instrumental | *obuxъmь, *obuxomь* | *obuxoma | *obuxy |
| locative | *obuśě | *obuxu | *obuśěxъ |
| vocative | *obuše | *obuxa | *obuśi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о́бух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress