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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovadъ
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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
Morphologically from *o(b)- + *(v)adъ. Proposed etymologies for the stem element:
- Miklošič, Brugmann, Zubatý: Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓˀdas (“biter, stinger”), either from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to bite”) or possibly an o-grade of *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with Lithuanian úodas (“mosquito”), Latvian uôds, ods (“gnat, mosquito”). Compare also dialectal Belarusian вадзе́нь (vadzjénʹ, “gadfly”) (earlier *(v)adьňь).
- Pokorny: From Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to shove, to push”), akin to Sanskrit वध् (vadh, “to slay, to strike down”), Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “to push”).
- Machek: From a substrate language, possibly related to Latin tabānus (“gadfly”).
Trubachev alternatively interprets the word as a compound of *ov- (“sheep”) + *adъ (“eater, biter”), since warble flies (and related insects) usually attack livestock.
Alternative forms
- *obadъ
- *ovodъ (East Slavic)
Inflection
Declension of *ovadъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ovadъ | *ovada | *ovadi |
| Accusative | *ovadъ | *ovada | *ovady |
| Genitive | *ovada | *ovadu | *ovadъ |
| Locative | *ovadě | *ovadu | *ovaděxъ |
| Dative | *ovadu | *ovadoma | *ovadomъ |
| Instrumental | *ovadъmь, *ovadomь* | *ovadoma | *ovady |
| Vocative | *ovade | *ovada | *ovadi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *jadъ (“hate, anger”)
- *ědъ (“eating”), *ědьcь (“eater”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “овод”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovadъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 185
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “овад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 743
- овад in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “obad”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. verjetno *ȍvadъ (ali *ova̋dъ)”
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