ѫжь
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- ужь (užĭ)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь (“rope”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈõʑɪ/→/ˈuʑɪ/→/ˈuʑ/
- Hyphenation: ѫ‧жь
Noun
ѫжь (ǫžĭ) m (diminutive ѫжикъ, augmentative ѫжище)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ѫжь ǫžĭ |
ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжи ǫži |
| genitive | ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжь ǫžĭ |
| dative | ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжема ǫžema |
ѫжемъ ǫžemŭ |
| accusative | ѫжь ǫžĭ |
ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжѣ ǫžě |
| instrumental | ѫжьмь ǫžĭmĭ |
ѫжема ǫžema |
ѫжи ǫži |
| locative | ѫжи ǫži |
ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжихъ ǫžixŭ |
| vocative | ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжи ǫži |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь (“snake”). Cognates include Old Polish wąż.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈõʑɪ/→/ˈuʑɪ/→/ˈuʑ/
- Hyphenation: ѫ‧жь
Noun
ѫжь (ǫžĭ) m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ѫжь ǫžĭ |
ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжи ǫži |
| genitive | ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжь ǫžĭ |
| dative | ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжема ǫžema |
ѫжемъ ǫžemŭ |
| accusative | ѫжь ǫžĭ |
ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжѣ ǫžě |
| instrumental | ѫжьмь ǫžĭmĭ |
ѫжема ǫžema |
ѫжи ǫži |
| locative | ѫжи ǫži |
ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжихъ ǫžixŭ |
| vocative | ѫжу ǫžu |
ѫжа ǫža |
ѫжи ǫži |
Hypernyms
- змии (zmii, “snake”)
Descendants
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “ꙋжь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][1] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1167
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уж”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress