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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žužeľь
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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
Of onomatopoeic origin, from *žužati (“to hum”) + *-eľь.
Alternative forms
- *žužela (a-stem)
Inflection
Declension of *žužeľь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *žužeľь | *žužeľa | *žužeľi |
| Accusative | *žužeľь | *žužeľa | *žužeľę̇ |
| Genitive | *žužeľa | *žužeľu | *žužeľь |
| Locative | *žužeľi | *žužeľu | *žužeľixъ |
| Dative | *žužeľu | *žužeľema | *žužeľemъ |
| Instrumental | *žužeľьmь, *žužeľemь* | *žužeľema | *žužeľi |
| Vocative | *žužeľu | *žužeľa | *žužeľi |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *žuželica, *žuželъka (dialectal)
Related terms
- *žukъ (“bettle”)
- *žuža, *žužьkъ (“cockchafer”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: жужель (žuželĭ)
- Belarusian: жу́жаль (žúžalʹ, “chafer”)
- ⇒ Russian: жу́желица (žúželica, “chafer”) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Ukrainian: жу́желиця (žúželycja, “chafer”)
- Old East Slavic: жужель (žuželĭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Greek: ζούζουλον (zoúzoulon)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жужелица”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “жужел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 557
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “žužẹ̑lka”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “cslovan. žűželь”
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