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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zobь
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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 to Lithuanian žė̃bti. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ- (“jaw, mouth”). Compare Old English ċeafl, German Kiefer, Irish gob, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬟𐬀𐬭𐬆 (zafarə, “mouth”).
Inflection
Declension of *zȍbь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zȍbь | *zȍbi | *zȍbi |
| Accusative | *zȍbь | *zȍbi | *zȍbi |
| Genitive | *zobí | *zobьjù, *zobľu* | *zobь̀jь |
| Locative | *zobí | *zobьjù, *zobľu* | *zȍbьxъ |
| Dative | *zȍbi | *zobьmà | *zȍbьmъ |
| Instrumental | *zobьjǫ́ | *zobьmà | *zobьmì |
| Vocative | *zobi | *zȍbi | *zȍbi |
* 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:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “зоб”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*zȏbь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558
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