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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zadъ
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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
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰed-. Akin to Albanian dhjes (“to mess up”), Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō, “I defecate”), χόδᾰνος (khódanos, “buttocks”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬜𐬀𐬲 (haδaž, “anus”), 𐬰𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬵 (zadah, “rump”), Old Armenian ձետ (jet, “tail, penis”), Sanskrit हदति (hadati, “to evacuate, discharge excrement”). Also analyzable as *za + *-dъ.
Inflection
Declension of *zadъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zadъ | *zada | *zadi |
| Accusative | *zadъ | *zada | *zady |
| Genitive | *zada | *zadu | *zadъ |
| Locative | *zadě | *zadu | *zaděxъ |
| Dative | *zadu | *zadoma | *zadomъ |
| Instrumental | *zadъmь, *zadomь* | *zadoma | *zady |
| Vocative | *zade | *zada | *zadi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “зад”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зад”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika
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