Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ryďь

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rūˀdjas, from Pre-Balto-Slavic *h₁ruHdʰ-yo-s, lengthened grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰ-yo-s, from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Morphologically *ryd- +‎ *-jь.

Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian rūdìs, rūdýti, rūdė́ti, rūdýnas, rūdijà, rùdis.

Adjective

*ryďь

1. ginger (as a colour), red

Declension

Indefinite declension of *ryďь (soft)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ryďь	*ryďa	*ryďe
genitive	*ryďa	*ryďę̇	*ryďa
dative	*ryďu	*ryďi	*ryďu
accusative	*ryďь	*ryďǫ	*ryďe
instrumental	*ryďemь	*ryďejǫ	*ryďemь
locative	*ryďi	*ryďi	*ryďi
vocative	*ryďu	*ryďe	*ryďe
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ryďa	*ryďi	*ryďi
genitive	*ryďu	*ryďu	*ryďu
dative	*ryďema	*ryďama	*ryďema
accusative	*ryďa	*ryďi	*ryďi
instrumental	*ryďema	*ryďama	*ryďema
locative	*ryďu	*ryďu	*ryďu
vocative	*ryďa	*ryďi	*ryďi
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ryďi	*ryďę̇	*ryďa
genitive	*ryďь	*ryďь	*ryďь
dative	*ryďemъ	*ryďamъ	*ryďemъ
accusative	*ryďę̇	*ryďę̇	*ryďa
instrumental	*ryďi	*ryďami	*ryďi
locative	*ryďixъ	*ryďaxъ	*ryďixъ
vocative	*ryďi	*ryďę̇	*ryďa

Definite declension of *ryďь (soft)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ryďьjь	*ryďaja	*ryďeje
genitive	*ryďajego	*ryďę̇ję̇	*ryďajego
dative	*ryďujemu	*ryďiji	*ryďujemu
accusative	*ryďьjь	*ryďǫjǫ	*ryďeje
instrumental	*ryďijimь	*ryďǫjǫ	*ryďijimь
locative	*ryďijemь	*ryďiji	*ryďijemь
vocative	*ryďьjь	*ryďaja	*ryďeje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ryďaja	*ryďiji	*ryďiji
genitive	*ryďuju	*ryďuju	*ryďuju
dative	*ryďijima	*ryďijima	*ryďijima
accusative	*ryďaja	*ryďiji	*ryďiji
instrumental	*ryďijima	*ryďijima	*ryďijima
locative	*ryďuju	*ryďuju	*ryďuju
vocative	*ryďaja	*ryďiji	*ryďiji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ryďiji	*ryďę̇ję̇	*ryďaja
genitive	*ryďьjixъ	*ryďьjixъ	*ryďьjixъ
dative	*ryďijimъ	*ryďijimъ	*ryďijimъ
accusative	*ryďę̇ję̇	*ryďę̇ję̇	*ryďaja
instrumental	*ryďijimi	*ryďijimi	*ryďijimi
locative	*ryďijixъ	*ryďijixъ	*ryďijixъ
vocative	*ryďiji	*ryďę̇ję̇	*ryďaja

Related terms

• *rudъ (“red; ginger; brown”, adj.)
  • *ruda (“ore”)
• *rusъ < *rudsъ (adj.)
• *ruměnъ < *rudměnъ (adj.)
• *rъděti (“to be red; redden”)
• *rъdrъ (“red, red-haired”, adj.)
• *rъďa (“rust”)
• *ryďь (“ginger”, adj.)

Descendants

• Church Slavonic: рꙑждь (ryždĭ)

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: рꙑжии (ryžii)
    • Belarusian: ры́жы (rýžy)
      • → Polish: ryży
    • Russian: ры́жий (rýžij)
    • Ukrainian: ри́жий (rýžyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: рꙑждь (ryždĭ)

    Glagolitic: [Term?]

  • Bulgarian: риж (riž)
  • Macedonian:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ри̑ђ

    Latin script: rȋđ

  • Slovene: rȋdž
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: ryzí (“pure”)
  • Polabian: råiʒĕ
  • Old Polish: rydzy
    • Polish: rydzy (dialectal or obsolete)
      • ⇒ Polish: rydz
  • Slovak: rýdzi
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: ryzy
    • Lower Sorbian: ryzy

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рыжий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “рыжий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 130
• https://slovari.yandex.ru/~книги/Этимологический%20словарь/Рыжий/