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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vědьma
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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 *věděti + *-ьma.
Declension
Declension of *vědьma (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vědьma | *vědьmě | *vědьmy |
| Accusative | *vědьmǫ | *vědьmě | *vědьmy |
| Genitive | *vědьmy | *vědьmu | *vědьmъ |
| Locative | *vědьmě | *vědьmu | *vědьmasъ, *vědьmaxъ* |
| Dative | *vědьmě | *vědьmama | *vědьmamъ |
| Instrumental | *vědьmojǫ, *vědьmǫ** | *vědьmama | *vědьmami |
| Vocative | *vědьmo | *vědьmě | *vědьmy |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “ве́дьма”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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