Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jazvьcь

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

From *jàzva +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*jàzvьcь m[1]

  1. badger

Declension

Declension of *jazvьcь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *jazvьcь *jazvьci *jazvьcьjē, *jazvьčē*
genitive *jazvьcī *jazvьcьju, *jazvьču* *jazvьcьjь, *jazvьcī*
dative *jazvьci *jazvьcьma *jazvьcьmъ
accusative *jazvьcь *jazvьci *jazvьci
instrumental *jazvьcьmь *jazvьcьma *jazvьcьmī
locative *jazvьcī *jazvьcьju, *jazvьču* *jazvьcьxъ
vocative *jazvьci *jazvьci *jazvьcьjē, *jazvьčē*

* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: ꙗзвьць (jazvĭcĭ)
      • Russian: язве́ц (jazvéc)
      • Ukrainian: язве́ць (jazvécʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “jazbec”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *ě̋zvьcь