Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dъxъ

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

Zero-grade counterpart of *duxъ (“breath, spirit”) and *dyxъ (“whiff, sniff”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

Noun

*dъxъ m

  1. breath
  2. whiff

Declension

Declension of *dъxъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dъxъ *dъxa *dъśi
genitive *dъxa *dъxu *dъxъ
dative *dъxu *dъxoma *dъxomъ
accusative *dъxъ *dъxa *dъxy
instrumental *dъxъmь, *dъxomь* *dъxoma *dъxy
locative *dъśě *dъxu *dъśěxъ
vocative *dъše *dъxa *dъśi

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

  • *dъxnǫti (“to inhale”)
  • *dъxavъ (“with strong aroma”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒ Russian: вдох (vdox)
    • Ukrainian: дох (dox)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dъxъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 178
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дъх”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 466
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