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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rězьcь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Formed as *rězati (“to cut”) +‎ *-ьcь, from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-.

Noun

*rězьcь m

  1. cutter, carver, chisel (for carving)
    Synonyms: *delto, *ostrьje, *sěčivo
  2. incisor (cutting tooth)

Alternative forms
  • *rězakъ (regionally, Russian)
  • *rězačь (regionally, Serbo-Croatian)

Inflection
Declension of *rězьcь (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *rězьcь *rězьca *rězьci
Accusative *rězьcь *rězьca *rězьcę̇
Genitive *rězьca *rězьcu *rězьcь
Locative *rězьci *rězьcu *rězьcixъ
Dative *rězьcu *rězьcema *rězьcemъ
Instrumental *rězьcьmь, *rězьcemь* *rězьcema *rězьci
Vocative *rězьče *rězьca *rězьci
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
  • *rězъ (“edge, blade”)
  • *razъ (“tact, dash”)
  • *rězъkъ (“sudden, abrupt”)
  • *rězьba (“carving”)
  • *rězadlo (“cutting tool”)
  • *rězalьnikъ (“cutter (agent)”)
  • *rězakъ (“mark, scar; circumcised man”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: резе́ц (rezéc)
    • Macedonian: резец (rezec), резач (rezač)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: резац, ријезац (dated, superseded by рѐза̄ч)
      Latin: rezac, rijezac (dated, superseded by rèzāč)
    • Slovene: rẹ̑zəc (tonal orthography)

Further reading
  • Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (2002), “резец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 211
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