Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obuxъ

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

Contested.

According to Vasmer, from *ob +‎ *buxъ, related to *buxati (“to bang”).

Other proposals derive it from *ob +‎ *-uxъ, from *uxo (“ear”).

Noun

*obuxъ m

  1. butt (the thicker end of a tool or a weapon, especially an axe)

Declension

Declension of *obuxъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *obuxъ *obuxa *obuśi
genitive *obuxa *obuxu *obuxъ
dative *obuxu *obuxoma *obuxomъ
accusative *obuxъ *obuxa *obuxy
instrumental *obuxъmь, *obuxomь* *obuxoma *obuxy
locative *obuśě *obuxu *obuśěxъ
vocative *obuše *obuxa *obuśi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: обухъ (obuxŭ)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о́бух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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