Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mězga
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ-.
Noun[edit]
*mězga f
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *mězga (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mězga | *mězdzě | *mězgy |
| genitive | *mězgy | *mězgu | *mězgъ |
| dative | *mězdzě | *mězgama | *mězgamъ |
| accusative | *mězgǫ | *mězdzě | *mězgy |
| instrumental | *mězgojǫ, *mězgǫ** | *mězgama | *mězgami |
| locative | *mězdzě | *mězgu | *mězgasъ, *mězgaxъ* |
| vocative | *mězgo | *mězdzě | *mězgy |
* -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[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mězga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 223
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мезга́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- ^ The template Template:R:zle-obe:HSBM does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “мезга”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 315