Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zybь

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

Of uncertain origin.

Noun

*zybь f

1. oscillation

Declension

Declension of *zybь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*zybь	*zybi	*zybi
genitive	*zybi	*zybьju, *zybľu*	*zybьjь, *zybi*
dative	*zybi	*zybьma	*zybьmъ
accusative	*zybь	*zybi	*zybi
instrumental	*zybьjǫ, *zybľǫ*	*zybьma	*zybьmi
locative	*zybi	*zybьju, *zybľu*	*zybьxъ
vocative	*zybi	*zybi	*zybi

^* 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).

Related terms

• *zybati (“to rock”)
• *zybъkъ (“unsteady”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: зꙑбь (zybĭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: *зыбъ (*zyb)
      • Belarusian: зыб (zyb)
      • Ukrainian: зиб (zyb)
    • Russian: зыбь (zybʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: зиб (zib) (obsolete)

Further reading

• Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “зыбь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 114
• Vasmer, Max (1967) “зыбь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 109
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “зыбь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 148
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зиб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 261
• Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зыб”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 350
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “зыбь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 331
• Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “зыбь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN