Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojevъ

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

Formed as *bojь (fight) +‎ *-evъ, from *bʰeyh₂- (to strike, hew).

Adjective

*bojevъ

  1. militant, combatant

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bojevъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bojevъ *bojeva *bojevo
genitive *bojeva *bojevy *bojeva
dative *bojevu *bojevě *bojevu
accusative *bojevъ *bojevǫ *bojevo
instrumental *bojevomь *bojevojǫ *bojevomь
locative *bojevě *bojevě *bojevě
vocative *bojeve *bojevo *bojevo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bojeva *bojevě *bojevě
genitive *bojevu *bojevu *bojevu
dative *bojevoma *bojevama *bojevoma
accusative *bojeva *bojevě *bojevě
instrumental *bojevoma *bojevama *bojevoma
locative *bojevu *bojevu *bojevu
vocative *bojeva *bojevě *bojevě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bojevi *bojevy *bojeva
genitive *bojevъ *bojevъ *bojevъ
dative *bojevomъ *bojevamъ *bojevomъ
accusative *bojevy *bojevy *bojeva
instrumental *bojevy *bojevami *bojevy
locative *bojevěxъ *bojevaxъ *bojevěxъ
vocative *bojevi *bojevy *bojeva
Definite declension of *bojevъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bojevъjь *bojevaja *bojevoje
genitive *bojevajego *bojevyję̇ *bojevajego
dative *bojevujemu *bojevěji *bojevujemu
accusative *bojevъjь *bojevǫjǫ *bojevoje
instrumental *bojevyjimь *bojevǫjǫ *bojevyjimь
locative *bojevějemь *bojevěji *bojevějemь
vocative *bojevъjь *bojevaja *bojevoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bojevaja *bojevěji *bojevěji
genitive *bojevuju *bojevuju *bojevuju
dative *bojevyjima *bojevyjima *bojevyjima
accusative *bojevaja *bojevěji *bojevěji
instrumental *bojevyjima *bojevyjima *bojevyjima
locative *bojevuju *bojevuju *bojevuju
vocative *bojevaja *bojevěji *bojevěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bojeviji *bojevyję̇ *bojevaja
genitive *bojevъjixъ *bojevъjixъ *bojevъjixъ
dative *bojevyjimъ *bojevyjimъ *bojevyjimъ
accusative *bojevyję̇ *bojevyję̇ *bojevaja
instrumental *bojevyjimi *bojevyjimi *bojevyjimi
locative *bojevyjixъ *bojevyjixъ *bojevyjixъ
vocative *bojeviji *bojevyję̇ *bojevaja
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyh₂- (0 c, 2 e)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: боево́й (bojevój)
    • Ukrainian: бойовий (bojovyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: bojоvý
    • Polish: bojowy

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bojevъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 166