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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ručajь
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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
From *ručati (“to drone, to rattle”) + *-ějь.
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of *ručajь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ručajь | *ručaja | *ručaji |
| Accusative | *ručajь | *ručaja | *ručaję̇ |
| Genitive | *ručaja | *ručaju | *ručajь |
| Locative | *ručaji | *ručaju | *ručajixъ |
| Dative | *ručaju | *ručajema | *ručajemъ |
| Instrumental | *ručajьmь, *ručajemь* | *ručajema | *ručaji |
| Vocative | *ručaju | *ručaja | *ručaji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *řuti (“to roar”)
- *ručati, *ručiti (“to drone, to rattle”)
- *ruknǫti (“to gush”)
Descendants
From primary form *ručajь:
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: ручаи (ručaj)
- Belarusian: руча́й (ručáj)
- Ukrainian: руча́й (ručáj)
- Old East Slavic: ручаи (ručaj)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: ručej
- Polish: ruczaj
- Slovak: ručaj
From primary form *ručьjь:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 356
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