Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zudъ

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

Not entirely clear:

• Vasmer: Akin to Lithuanian žaudùs, žiaudùs (“itchy, irritating”), formally matching related Proto-Slavic *zudъkъ (“itchy”) (whence Russian зу́дкий, зудко́й (zúdkij, zudkój, “itchy”)). Possibly further related to Old Norse kaun (“ulcer, abscess”) (Proto-Germanic *kauną).
• Preobrazhensky: Perhaps deverbal from homophonous onomatopoeia *zuděti (“to buzz, to hum”). For the semantic development, compare the phrase Russian зуде́ть на у́хо (zudétʹ na úxo, “to vex, to nag”) (literally: “to buzz on one's ear”).

Noun

*zȗdъ m (East Slavic)

1. itch

   Synonyms: *svorbъ, *svędъ

2. itchiness, irritation

   Synonyms: *draznь, *svьrbežь

Inflection

Declension of *zȗdъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*zȗdъ	*zȗda	*zȗdi
genitive	*zȗda	*zudù	*zũdъ
dative	*zȗdu	*zudomà	*zudòmъ
accusative	*zȗdъ	*zȗda	*zȗdy
instrumental	*zȗdъmь, *zȗdomь*	*zudomà	*zudý
locative	*zȗdě	*zudù	*zudě̃xъ
vocative	*zude	*zȗda	*zȗdi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

• *zuděti, *zuditi (“to itch, to irritate”)

Related terms

• *zudъkъ (“itchy”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: зуд (zud)

References

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зуд”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• “žiaudus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012