Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъvada

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

By surface analysis, *sъ(n)- +‎ *vada

Noun

*sъvada f

  1. brawl, scuffle

Declension

Declension of *sъvada (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъvada *sъvadě *sъvady
genitive *sъvady *sъvadu *sъvadъ
dative *sъvadě *sъvadama *sъvadamъ
accusative *sъvadǫ *sъvadě *sъvady
instrumental *sъvadojǫ, *sъvadǫ** *sъvadama *sъvadami
locative *sъvadě *sъvadu *sъvadasъ, *sъvadaxъ*
vocative *sъvado *sъvadě *sъvady

* -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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: звада (zvada)
      • Belarusian: зва́да (zváda)
      • Ukrainian: зва́да (zváda)
    • Russian: сва́да (sváda) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⱄⱏⰲⰰⰴⰰ (sŭvada)
      Old Cyrillic script: съвада (sŭvada)
      • Bulgarian: сва̀да (svàda)
    • ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: сва̏ђа
      Latin script: svȁđa
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свада”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 532
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