Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagy

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

Etymology

v-stem counterpart of Proto-Slavic *bagno (“marsh, swamp; peat”).

Noun

*bagy f

wetland
Synonyms: *tręsovina, *moča

Declension

Declension of *bagy (hard v-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bagy	*bagъvi	*bagъvi
genitive	*bagъve	*bagъvu	*bagъvъ
dative	*bagъvi	bagъvьma, bagъvama^*	bagъvьmъ, bagъvamъ^*
accusative	*bagъvь	*bagъvi	*bagъvi
instrumental	bagъvьjǫ, bagъvľǫ^**	bagъvьma, bagъvama^*	bagъvьmi, bagъvami^*
locative	*bagъve	*bagъvu	bagъvьxъ, bagъvaxъ^*
vocative	*bagy	*bagъvi	*bagъvi

^* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
^** 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

*bagunъ (“type of wetland plant”)
*bagъvina (“marsh algae”)
- *bagъvьnikъ (“wetland plant”)

Related terms

*bagnъ (“type of aquatic vegetation”)
- *bagnъka, *bagnьcь (variants)
*bagno (“marsh”)
*bagrъ (“hue”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Ukrainian: багва́ (bahvá)
  - → Russian: Багва́ (Bagvá) (toponym)
West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: bagi pl (“heatlands”)