Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/govori

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.

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *govorъ (“uttarence, talk”) +‎ *-i, eventually levelled out as i-stem or jā-stem in descendants.

Noun

*govori f

1. Augmentative of *gȍvorъ (“talk, speech”)

Declension

Declension of *govořà (ī-stem, accent paradigm c)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*govořà	*gȍvoři	*gȍvořę̇
Accusative	*gȍvořǫ	*gȍvoři	*gȍvořę̇
Genitive	*govořę̇́	*govořù	*govòřь
Locative	*gȍvořī	*govořù	*govořàsъ, *govořàxъ*
Dative	*govořì	*govořàma	*govořàmъ
Instrumental	*govořejǫ́	*govořàma	*govořàmi
Vocative	*govoře	*gȍvoři	*gȍvořę̇

^* -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.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: го́ворь (góvorʹ, “chatter, jabber”), гово́ря (govórja, “verbalization”) (Central, Northern dialects)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: говори́я (govoríja), говорня́ (govornjá, “pandemonium”) (colloquial)