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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diža
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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
Cognate with Lithuanian dỹgė (“gooseberry”), dygùs (“prickly”), díegti, Latvian diêgt (“to prick, prickle”),
Noun
*diža f
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Inflection
Declension of *diža (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *diža | *diži | *dižę̇ |
| Accusative | *dižǫ | *diži | *dižę̇ |
| Genitive | *dižę̇ | *dižu | *dižь |
| Locative | *diži | *dižu | *dižasъ, *dižaxъ* |
| Dative | *diži | *dižama | *dižamъ |
| Instrumental | *dižejǫ, *dižǫ** | *dižama | *dižami |
| Vocative | *diže | *diži | *dižę̇ |
* -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
References
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1978), “*diža”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 05, Moscow: Nauka, page 37
- Pokorny 1959:383
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