Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gvozdь
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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
Noun
- nail (metal fastener)
Declension
Declension of *gvȍzdь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gvȍzdь | *gvȍzdi | *gvȍzdьjē, *gvȍzďē* |
| genitive | *gvozdí | *gvozdьjù, *gvozďu* | *gvozdь̀jь |
| dative | *gvȍzdi | *gvozdьmà | *gvȍzdьmъ |
| accusative | *gvȍzdь | *gvȍzdi | *gvȍzdi |
| instrumental | *gvȍzdьmь | *gvozdьmà | *gvozdьmì |
| locative | *gvozdí | *gvozdьjù, *gvozďu* | *gvȍzdьxъ |
| vocative | *gvozdi | *gvȍzdi | *gvȍzdьjē, *gvȍzďē* |
* 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:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gvozdь; *gvozdъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 196: “m. i; m o ‘nail’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “gvozdь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c søm (PR 138)”