Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ručajь

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 *ručati (to drone, to rattle) +‎ *-ějь.

Noun

*ručajь m

  1. crook, brook

Alternative forms

Declension

Declension of *ručajь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ručajь *ručaja *ručaji
genitive *ručaja *ručaju *ručajь
dative *ručaju *ručajema *ručajemъ
accusative *ručajь *ručaja *ručaję̇
instrumental *ručajьmь, *ručajemь* *ručajema *ručaji
locative *ručaji *ručaju *ručajixъ
vocative *ručaju *ručaja *ručaji

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

  • *řuti (to roar)
  • *ručati, *ručiti (to drone, to rattle)
  • *ruknǫti (to gush)

Descendants

From primary form *ručajь:

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ручаи (ručai)
  • West Slavic:

From primary form *ručьjь:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ручей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356