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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gajь

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 1

Of onomatopoeic nature, from the call *ga! +‎ *-jь. Related to Proto-Slavic *gajati (“to caw, to croak”), from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾eH-. Akin to Lithuanian gáida (“melody”).

Noun

*gajь m

  1. squeak (high-pitch call)
Alternative forms
  • *gaja f
Declension
Declension of *gajь (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *gajь *gaja *gaji
Accusative *gajь *gaja *gaję̇
Genitive *gaja *gaju *gajь
Locative *gaji *gaju *gajixъ
Dative *gaju *gajema *gajemъ
Instrumental *gajьmь, *gajemь* *gajema *gaji
Vocative *gaju *gaja *gaji
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
  • *gajьno (“gaggle, flock of birds”)
  • *gajьvornь/*gavornъ (“raven, corbie”)
  • *gakati (“to croak”)
  • *gavati (“to bark, to cause commotion”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: гай m (gaj), га́я f (gája) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: гай (haj) (dialectal)
      • ⇒ Ukrainian: гай-гай (haj-haj) (interjection)
      • ⇒ Ukrainian: гаївка (hajivka, “mayfly”)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: haj (colloquial interjection)
    • Slovak: haj (dialectal interjection)
Further reading

Etymology 2

Per Vasmer and Trubachev, most likely from a long-grade ablaut of *gojiti (“to nurture, heal”) +‎ *-ъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Perhaps originally meaning thicket or protected, safe spot. Berneker alternatively proposes a derivation from Proto-Slavic *gati (“to pass, to go”), presumably from an earlier meaning place where one can pass through.

Noun

*gãjь m[1][2]

  1. grove
    Synonyms: *oršča, *gǫstakъ
Declension
Declension of *gãjь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *gãjь *gājà *gājì
Accusative *gãjь *gājà *gāję̇̀
Genitive *gājà *gājù *gãjь
Locative *gājì *gājù *gãjixъ
Dative *gājù *gājèma *gãjemъ
Instrumental *gājь̀mь, *gājèmь* *gājèma *gãji
Vocative *gaju *gājà *gājì
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
  • *gajiti (“to nourish, to bring up, to feed, to supply, to secure, to protect”)
  • *zagajь, *gajьna (“thicket”)
  • *gajьka (“nut, thread”) (possibly)
  • *gojiti (“to feed, to become obese”)
  • *gojьnъ (“fat, saturated”)
  • *žiti (“to live”)
  • *živъ (“alive”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: га̑ј
      Latin: gȃj
    • Slovene: gāj (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:
    • → Lithuanian: gõjus
Further reading

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “gajь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (RPT 99)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “gaj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*gajь̏”
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