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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ežь
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian ežys (“hedgehog”) and Latvian ezis (“hedgehog”).
Other Indo-European cognates include Phrygian ἔξις (eksis) (read ἔζις (ezis)), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old English igil (English ile), Old High German igil (German Igel), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni), Old Norse ígull, Ossetian уызын (wyzyn), Albanian esh.
Declension
Declension of *ežь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ežь | *eža | *eži |
| Accusative | *ežь | *eža | *ežę̇ |
| Genitive | *eža | *ežu | *ežь |
| Locative | *eži | *ežu | *ežixъ |
| Dative | *ežu | *ežema | *ežemъ |
| Instrumental | *ežьmь, *ežemь* | *ežema | *eži |
| Vocative | *ežu | *eža | *eži |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ežь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149: “m. jo ‘hedgehog’”
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