Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъžь
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lugis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lewgʰ-.
Noun edit
*lъžь f
Inflection edit
Declension of *lъžь (i-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *lъžь | *lъži | *lъži |
genitive | *lъži | *lъžьju, *lъžu* | *lъžьjь, *lъži* |
dative | *lъži | *lъžьma | *lъžьmъ |
accusative | *lъžь | *lъži | *lъži |
instrumental | *lъžьjǫ, *lъžǫ* | *lъžьma | *lъžьmi |
locative | *lъži | *lъžьju, *lъžu* | *lъžьxъ |
vocative | *lъži | *lъži | *lъži |
* 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 edit
- East Slavic:
- Russian: ложь (ložʹ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ложь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress