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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zapadъ
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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
It can be analyzed as being derived from *zapadati, ultimately from *pasti (“to fall”). Compare Latin occidentem.
Inflection
Declension of *zapadъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zapadъ | *zapada | *zapadi |
| Accusative | *zapadъ | *zapada | *zapady |
| Genitive | *zapada | *zapadu | *zapadъ |
| Locative | *zapadě | *zapadu | *zapaděxъ |
| Dative | *zapadu | *zapadoma | *zapadomъ |
| Instrumental | *zapadъmь, *zapadomь* | *zapadoma | *zapady |
| Vocative | *zapade | *zapada | *zapadi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “за́пад”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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