Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъvyčajь

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 *sъvyčati (“to get used to”) +‎ *-ějь.

Noun

*sъvyčajь m

habit
custom, tradition

Declension

Declension of *sъvyčajь (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъvyčajь	*sъvyčaja	*sъvyčaji
genitive	*sъvyčaja	*sъvyčaju	*sъvyčajь
dative	*sъvyčaju	*sъvyčajema	*sъvyčajemъ
accusative	*sъvyčajь	*sъvyčaja	*sъvyčaję̇
instrumental	sъvyčajьmь, sъvyčajemь^*	*sъvyčajema	*sъvyčaji
locative	*sъvyčaji	*sъvyčaju	*sъvyčajixъ
vocative	*sъvyčaju	*sъvyčaja	*sъvyčaji

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

Derived terms

*sъvyčajьnъ (“usual, customary”)
*sъvyčajьnostь

Related terms

*navykъ (“habit”)
*sъvykъ (“tradition”)
*učiti (“to learn”)
*vyknǫti (“to accustom”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: съвычаи (sŭvyčai)
  - Old Ruthenian: звычай (zvyčaj)
    - Belarusian: звычай (zvyčaj)
    - Ukrainian: звича́й (zvyčáj)
  - Russian: свычай (svyčaj)
West Slavic:
- Kashubian: zwëczôj
- Old Slovak: zvyčaj
  - Pannonian Rusyn: звичай (zvičaj)
- Polish: zwyczaj
- Silesian: zwyczej
- Slovincian: zwëczôj