Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъža

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

Verbal noun of *lъgati +‎ *-ja.

Noun

*lъža f

  1. lie

Declension

Declension of *lъža (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lъža *lъži *lъžę̇
genitive *lъžę̇ *lъžu *lъžь
dative *lъži *lъžama *lъžamъ
accusative *lъžǫ *lъži *lъžę̇
instrumental *lъžejǫ, *lъžǫ** *lъžama *lъžami
locative *lъži *lъžu *lъžasъ, *lъžaxъ*
vocative *lъže *lъži *lъžę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: лжа (lža)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: łeż, łża
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: łdža
      • Upper Sorbian: łža

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лжа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lъža”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 256
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