Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezdъždžь

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 *bez- (“without”) +‎ *dъ̀ždžь (“rain”).

Noun

*bezdъždžь m

  1. prolonged absence of rain, drought
  2. weeds with poor seedlings of grains from drought

Declension

Declension of *bezdъždžь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bezdъždžь *bezdъždža *bezdъždži
genitive *bezdъždža *bezdъždžu *bezdъždžь
dative *bezdъždžu *bezdъždžema *bezdъždžemъ
accusative *bezdъždžь *bezdъždža *bezdъždžę̇
instrumental *bezdъždžьmь, *bezdъždžemь* *bezdъždžema *bezdъždži
locative *bezdъždži *bezdъždžu *bezdъždžixъ
vocative *bezdъždžu *bezdъždža *bezdъždži

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *бездъжджь (*bezdŭždžĭ)
      • Russian: бе́здо́жь (bézdóžʹ) (dialectal, Arkhangelsk)
      • ⇒ Russian: бездо́жжый (bezdóžžyj, adj.) (dialectal, Perm)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezdъždžь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 24
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