Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezzǫbъ

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) +‎ *zǫbъ (tooth) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*bezzǫbъ

  1. edentate

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bezzǫbъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezzǫbъ *bezzǫba *bezzǫbo
genitive *bezzǫba *bezzǫby *bezzǫba
dative *bezzǫbu *bezzǫbě *bezzǫbu
accusative *bezzǫbъ *bezzǫbǫ *bezzǫbo
instrumental *bezzǫbomь *bezzǫbojǫ *bezzǫbomь
locative *bezzǫbě *bezzǫbě *bezzǫbě
vocative *bezzǫbe *bezzǫbo *bezzǫbo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezzǫba *bezzǫbě *bezzǫbě
genitive *bezzǫbu *bezzǫbu *bezzǫbu
dative *bezzǫboma *bezzǫbama *bezzǫboma
accusative *bezzǫba *bezzǫbě *bezzǫbě
instrumental *bezzǫboma *bezzǫbama *bezzǫboma
locative *bezzǫbu *bezzǫbu *bezzǫbu
vocative *bezzǫba *bezzǫbě *bezzǫbě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezzǫbi *bezzǫby *bezzǫba
genitive *bezzǫbъ *bezzǫbъ *bezzǫbъ
dative *bezzǫbomъ *bezzǫbamъ *bezzǫbomъ
accusative *bezzǫby *bezzǫby *bezzǫba
instrumental *bezzǫby *bezzǫbami *bezzǫby
locative *bezzǫběxъ *bezzǫbaxъ *bezzǫběxъ
vocative *bezzǫbi *bezzǫby *bezzǫba
Definite declension of *bezzǫbъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezzǫbъjь *bezzǫbaja *bezzǫboje
genitive *bezzǫbajego *bezzǫbyję̇ *bezzǫbajego
dative *bezzǫbujemu *bezzǫběji *bezzǫbujemu
accusative *bezzǫbъjь *bezzǫbǫjǫ *bezzǫboje
instrumental *bezzǫbyjimь *bezzǫbǫjǫ *bezzǫbyjimь
locative *bezzǫbějemь *bezzǫběji *bezzǫbějemь
vocative *bezzǫbъjь *bezzǫbaja *bezzǫboje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezzǫbaja *bezzǫběji *bezzǫběji
genitive *bezzǫbuju *bezzǫbuju *bezzǫbuju
dative *bezzǫbyjima *bezzǫbyjima *bezzǫbyjima
accusative *bezzǫbaja *bezzǫběji *bezzǫběji
instrumental *bezzǫbyjima *bezzǫbyjima *bezzǫbyjima
locative *bezzǫbuju *bezzǫbuju *bezzǫbuju
vocative *bezzǫbaja *bezzǫběji *bezzǫběji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezzǫbiji *bezzǫbyję̇ *bezzǫbaja
genitive *bezzǫbъjixъ *bezzǫbъjixъ *bezzǫbъjixъ
dative *bezzǫbyjimъ *bezzǫbyjimъ *bezzǫbyjimъ
accusative *bezzǫbyję̇ *bezzǫbyję̇ *bezzǫbaja
instrumental *bezzǫbyjimi *bezzǫbyjimi *bezzǫbyjimi
locative *bezzǫbyjixъ *bezzǫbyjixъ *bezzǫbyjixъ
vocative *bezzǫbiji *bezzǫbyję̇ *bezzǫbaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: бяззу́бы (bjazzúby)
    • Russian: беззу́бый (bezzúbyj)
    • Ukrainian: беззу́бий (bezzúbyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: беззъ̀б (bezzǎ̀b)
    • Macedonian: беззаб (bezzab)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: бѐзуб
      Latin script: bèzub
    • Slovene: brezzób (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezzǫbъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 53