Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lyži

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

Possibly from *lyža +‎ *-y.

Noun

*lyži f

1. (North Slavic) ice skate

   Synonym: *lyža

Declension

Declension of *lyži (soft v-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lyži	*lyžьvi	*lyžьvi
genitive	*lyžьve	*lyžьvu	*lyžьvъ
dative	*lyžьvi	*lyžьvьma, *lyžьvama*	*lyžьvьmъ, *lyžьvamъ*
accusative	*lyžьvь	*lyžьvi	*lyžьvi
instrumental	*lyžьvьjǫ, *lyžьvľǫ**	*lyžьvьma, *lyžьvama*	*lyžьvьmi, *lyžьvami*
locative	*lyžьve	*lyžьvu	*lyžьvьxъ, *lyžьvaxъ*
vocative	*lyži	*lyžьvi	*lyžьvi

^* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
^** 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).

Related terms

nouns

• *lyža

 

verbs

• *lyzgati

 

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *лꙑжи (*lyži)
    • Old Ruthenian: *лыжва (*lyžva)
      • Belarusian: лы́жва (lýžva), ⇒ лы́жба (lýžba)
      • Ukrainian: ли́жва (lýžva)
    • Russian: лы́жва (lýžva) (dialectal)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: łyżwa, ⇒ (dialectal) łyżba, łożwa
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: (Southern) łëżwa, ⇒ łużwa, łużba

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лы́жа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “łyżwa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 307