Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/aduxa
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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 *a- + *duxati (“to breathe”) or *duxъ (“breath”).
Noun edit
*aduxa f
Inflection edit
Declension of *aduxa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *aduxa | *aduśě | *aduxy |
| genitive | *aduxy | *aduxu | *aduxъ |
| dative | *aduśě | *aduxama | *aduxamъ |
| accusative | *aduxǫ | *aduśě | *aduxy |
| instrumental | *aduxojǫ, *aduxǫ** | *aduxama | *aduxami |
| locative | *aduśě | *aduxu | *aduxasъ, *aduxaxъ* |
| vocative | *aduxo | *aduśě | *aduxy |
* -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).
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*aduxa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 52
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*adušь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 53