Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъlučajь

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 *sъlučati (“to happen”) +‎ *-ějь.

Noun

*sъlučajь m

  1. event, occurrence

Declension

Declension of *sъlučajь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъlučajь *sъlučaja *sъlučaji
genitive *sъlučaja *sъlučaju *sъlučajь
dative *sъlučaju *sъlučajema *sъlučajemъ
accusative *sъlučajь *sъlučaja *sъlučaję̇
instrumental *sъlučajьmь, *sъlučajemь* *sъlučajema *sъlučaji
locative *sъlučaji *sъlučaju *sъlučajixъ
vocative *sъlučaju *sъlučaja *sъlučaji

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

Derived terms

  • *sъlučajьnъ (“accidental”)
  • *sъlučajьnostь (“chance, possibility”)
  • *lučiti (“to reach a target, to achieve”)
  • *sъluka (“incident”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: слу́чай (slúčaj)
    • Ukrainian: случа́й (slučáj), слу́чай (slúčaj)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “случай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “случай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 130
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