Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zapadъ
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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]
It can be analyzed as being derived from *zapadati, ultimately from *pasti (“to fall”). Compare Latin occidens.
Noun[edit]
*zapadъ m
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *zapadъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zapadъ | *zapada | *zapadi |
| genitive | *zapada | *zapadu | *zapadъ |
| dative | *zapadu | *zapadoma | *zapadomъ |
| accusative | *zapadъ | *zapada | *zapady |
| instrumental | *zapadъmь, *zapadomь* | *zapadoma | *zapady |
| locative | *zapadě | *zapadu | *zapaděxъ |
| vocative | *zapade | *zapada | *zapadi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- Russian: за́пад (západ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “за́пад”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress