Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъzoľь

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

Derived from onomatopoeic verb *bъzati (“to buzz”) +‎ *-oľь. Compare Lithuanian bužỹs (“insect, beetle”).

Noun

*bъzoľь m^[1] (South Slavic)

wasp
Synonym: (standard) *osa

Alternative forms

*bъzoľa f (Serbo-Croatian)

Declension

Declension of *bъzoľь (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bъzoľь	*bъzoľa	*bъzoľi
genitive	*bъzoľa	*bъzoľu	*bъzoľь
dative	*bъzoľu	*bъzoľema	*bъzoľemъ
accusative	*bъzoľь	*bъzoľa	*bъzoľę̇
instrumental	bъzoľьmь, bъzoľemь^*	*bъzoľema	*bъzoľi
locative	*bъzoľi	*bъzoľu	*bъzoľixъ
vocative	*bъzoľu	*bъzoľa	*bъzoľi

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: зо̏ља f
  
  Latin script: zȍlja f
- Slovene: zȍlj (tonal orthography)

References

^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “zolj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Nastalo iz *bъzol(')i”

[1] Snoj, Marko (2016) “zolj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Nastalo iz *bъzol(')i”

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