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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zabava
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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
Declension
Declension of *zabava (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zabava | *zabavě | *zabavy |
| Accusative | *zabavǫ | *zabavě | *zabavy |
| Genitive | *zabavy | *zabavu | *zabavъ |
| Locative | *zabavě | *zabavu | *zabavasъ, *zabavaxъ* |
| Dative | *zabavě | *zabavama | *zabavamъ |
| Instrumental | *zabavojǫ, *zabavǫ** | *zabavama | *zabavami |
| Vocative | *zabavo | *zabavě | *zabavy |
* -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).
Derived terms
- *zabavьnъ
- *zabaviti
Further reading
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “заба́ва”, 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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