Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/oba
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *abā, from Proto-Indo-European *a(m)-bʰoh₁, where the initial part is an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognate with Latvian abi, Lithuanian abu (“both”), Old Prussian abāi, Proto-Germanic *bai, Sanskrit उभय (ubhaya).[1]
Determiner edit
*oba[2]
Declension edit
Declension of *oba (hard pronominal)
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *oba | *obě | *obě |
| Accusative | *oba | *obě | *obě |
| Genitive | *oboju | *oboju | *oboju |
| Locative | *oboju | *oboju | *oboju |
| Dative | *oběma | *oběma | *oběma |
| Instrumental | *oběma | *oběma | *oběma |
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “ba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 46
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*oba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 85
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о́ба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress