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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xyža
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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 an earlier *xyza, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.
Declension
Declension of *xyža (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *xyža | *xyži | *xyžę̇ |
| Accusative | *xyžǫ | *xyži | *xyžę̇ |
| Genitive | *xyžę̇ | *xyžu | *xyžь |
| Locative | *xyži | *xyžu | *xyžasъ, *xyžaxъ* |
| Dative | *xyži | *xyžama | *xyžamъ |
| Instrumental | *xyžejǫ, *xyžǫ** | *xyžama | *xyžami |
| Vocative | *xyže | *xyži | *xyžę̇ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic:
- Rusyn: хыжа (xŷža)
- Russian: хи́жа (xíža) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: хи́жа (xýža)
- Old East Slavic:
- South Slavic
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xyža”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 165
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