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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъzъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
0-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos, which in the case of Slavic meant elderberry bush. Cognates include Gaulish bagos, Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós), Latin fāgus, Proto-Germanic *bōkō (> German Buche, Norwegian bøk) which mean beech or oak. From the same root, but with a drifted meaning, is English book. Several Slavic languages have also borrowed from Germanic *bukъ (“beech”) (e.g. Russian бук (buk), Bulgarian бук (buk), Polish buk), which is ultimately of the same origin.
Inflection
Declension of *bъzъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bъzъ | *bъza | *bъzi |
| Accusative | *bъzъ | *bъza | *bъzy |
| Genitive | *bъza | *bъzu | *bъzъ |
| Locative | *bъzě | *bъzu | *bъzěxъ |
| Dative | *bъzu | *bъzoma | *bъzomъ |
| Instrumental | *bъzъmь, *bъzomь* | *bъzoma | *bъzy |
| Vocative | *bъze | *bъza | *bъzi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
- *bъza
See also
- *bazъ
- *buzъ, *buzina
Derived terms
- *bъzina
- (possibly) *bъžurъ
- *bъzovъ
- *bъzovina
- *bъzovišče
- *bъzovьcь
- *bъzovьje
- *bъzьje
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: bodza
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъzъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 03, Moscow: Nauka, page 144
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