Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nebojь

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 *ne- (“not”) +‎ *bojati (“fear, be afraid”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne, *b(o)i(ʔ)-aʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *né, *bʰoyH-eh₂-.

Noun

*nebojь m

  1. brave, daredevil

Declension

Declension of *nebojь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *nebojь *neboja *neboji
genitive *neboja *neboju *nebojь
dative *neboju *nebojema *nebojemъ
accusative *nebojь *neboja *neboję̇
instrumental *nebojьmь, *nebojemь* *nebojema *neboji
locative *neboji *neboju *nebojixъ
vocative *neboju *neboja *neboji

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: не́бій (nébij)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: niebój

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*nebojь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 24 (*navijati (sę)/*navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 106
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