Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/družьja

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

From *drȗgъ +‎ *-ьja.

Noun

*družьjà f

1. friends

Declension

According to the Dybo’s system, the form belongs to the accent type B and to the accent curve variant B^c.

Declension of *družьja (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*družьja	*družьji	*družьję̇
genitive	*družьję̇	*družьju	*družьjь
dative	*družьji	*družьjama	*družьjamъ
accusative	*družьjǫ	*družьji	*družьję̇
instrumental	*družьjejǫ, *družьjǫ**	*družьjama	*družьjami
locative	*družьji	*družьju	*družьjasъ, *družьjaxъ*
vocative	*družьje	*družьji	*družьję̇

^* -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).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: друзья́ (druzʹjá), дружья́ (družʹjá) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Croatian: Дрꙋзја̀