Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žega
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editNomen actionis of *žeg-ti (“to heat”) + *-a.
Noun
edit*žega f
Alternative forms
edit- *žegъ m
Declension
editDeclension of *žega (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *žega | *žedzě | *žegy |
genitive | *žegy | *žegu | *žegъ |
dative | *žedzě | *žegama | *žegamъ |
accusative | *žegǫ | *žedzě | *žegy |
instrumental | *žegojǫ, *žegǫ** | *žegama | *žegami |
locative | *žedzě | *žegu | *žegasъ, *žegaxъ* |
vocative | *žego | *žedzě | *žegy |
* -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).
** 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).
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
edit- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жег, жега”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 529