Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stěgъ

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Limited to South Slavic. Its origin is speculated to be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“stake, beam”) (or less likely from o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“stick”)). Possibly akin to Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”) and Latin tignum (“log, beam”).

Synonymous with East Slavic *stęgъ, from Old Norse stǫng (“bar, pole”). The relationship between the two words is unclear. Not all authors agree that the two forms are genetically related, despite their identical meaning, but that they are rather similarly developed false cognates or later borrowings.

Noun

*stěgъ m

  1. post
  2. flag, banner
    Synonyms: *znamę, *xorǫgy, *porporъ

Inflection

Declension of *stěgъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stěgъ *stěga *stědzi
genitive *stěga *stěgu *stěgъ
dative *stěgu *stěgoma *stěgomъ
accusative *stěgъ *stěga *stěgy
instrumental *stěgъmь, *stěgomь* *stěgoma *stěgy
locative *stědzě *stěgu *stědzěxъ
vocative *stěže *stěga *stědzi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic: (possibly)
    • Old East Slavic: стѧгъ (stęgŭ)
    • Belarusian: сцяг (scjah)
    • Russian: стяг (stjag)
    • Ukrainian: стяг (stjah)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic: –

Non-Slavic descendants:

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.