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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sluzь
Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
- *sľuzь
Etymology 1
Continues forms of the root Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“to sludge, to wash”). Akin to English slush.
Declension
Declension of *sluzь (i-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *sluzь | *sluzi | *sluzi |
Accusative | *sluzь | *sluzi | *sluzi |
Genitive | *sluzi | *sluzьju, *služu* | *sluzьjь, *sluzi* |
Locative | *sluzi | *sluzьju, *služu* | *sluzьxъ |
Dative | *sluzi | *sluzьma | *sluzьmъ |
Instrumental | *sluzьjǫ, *služǫ* | *sluzьma | *sluzьmi |
Vocative | *sluzi | *sluzi | *sluzi |
* 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
- *luga (“mud”)
Derived terms
- *sluzеstъ (“slimy”)
- *sluzьnъ (“slick, lubricous”)
- *ľuzgati (“to splash, to spay”) (possibly)
Descendants
References
- Todorov T., editor (2010), “слуз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 876
Etymology 2
From an earlier sluzъ, of the same origin as the i-stem. In Polish, this form has merged with the i-stem.
Declension
Declension of *sluzь (soft o-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *sluzь | *sluza | *sluzi |
Accusative | *sluzь | *sluza | *sluzę̇ |
Genitive | *sluza | *sluzu | *sluzь |
Locative | *sluzi | *sluzu | *sluzixъ |
Dative | *sluzu | *sluzema | *sluzemъ |
Instrumental | *sluzьmь, *sluzemь* | *sluzema | *sluzi |
Vocative | *sluzu | *sluza | *sluzi |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *sluzovъ (“slippery, slimy”)
- *sluzovostь (“slipperiness”)
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