Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/avь

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to perceive, see”).

Noun

*avь f

  1. obviousness?
  2. apparency?
  3. reality?

Inflection

Declension of *avь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *avь *avi *avi
genitive *avi *avьju, *avľu* *avьjь, *avi*
dative *avi *avьma *avьmъ
accusative *avь *avi *avi
instrumental *avьjǫ, *avľǫ* *avьma *avьmi
locative *avi *avьju, *avľu* *avьxъ
vocative *avi *avi *avi

* 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 Ruthenian: ꙗвъ (jav), ꙗве (jave), ꙗво (javo)
    • Russian: явь (javʹ)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*avь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 99
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