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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čeľustь
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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
Uncertain. Perhaps from *čelo (“forehead”) + *usta (“mouth”),[1][2][3] however the palatalization of the l is unexpected,[4] and Boryś, Sławski, and Bańkowski all point to a Pre-Slavic root.[3][5][6]
Declension
Declension of *čeľustь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čeľustь | *čeľusti | *čeľusti |
| Accusative | *čeľustь | *čeľusti | *čeľusti |
| Genitive | *čeľusti | *čeľustьju, *čeľusťu* | *čeľustьjь, *čeľusti* |
| Locative | *čeľusti | *čeľustьju, *čeľusťu* | *čeľustьxъ |
| Dative | *čeľusti | *čeľustьma | *čeľustьmъ |
| Instrumental | *čeľustьjǫ, *čeľusťǫ* | *čeľustьma | *čeľustьmi |
| Vocative | *čeľusti | *čeľusti | *čeľusti |
* 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “челюсть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “czeluść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “czeluść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “челюсть”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Franciszek Sławski (1958-1965), “czeluść”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
- Andrzej Bańkowski (2000), “czeluść”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čel'ustь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 43
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