Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъzduxъ

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 *vъz- (“up, above”) +‎ *duxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-, an s-extension of *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”).

Noun

*vъzduxъ m

  1. deep gasp, sigh
    Synonym: *vъzdyšьka
  2. air (secondary, possibly post Common Slavic)

Declension

Declension of *vъzduxъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vъzduxъ *vъzduxa *vъzduśi
genitive *vъzduxa *vъzduxu *vъzduxъ
dative *vъzduxu *vъzduxoma *vъzduxomъ
accusative *vъzduxъ *vъzduxa *vъzduxy
instrumental *vъzduxъmь, *vъzduxomь* *vъzduxoma *vъzduxy
locative *vъzduśě *vъzduxu *vъzduśěxъ
vocative *vъzduše *vъzduxa *vъzduśi

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

Derived terms

  • *vъzdušьnъ (adj.)
  • *vъzduxařь (“one full with air”)
  • *dъxъ (“breath”)
    • ⇒ Russian: вздох (vzdox, “sigh”)
  • *duxъ (“whiff, sprite, spirit”)
  • *dyxъ, *dyxanьje (“inhaling”)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: възди́шка (vǎzdíška), въздиха́ние (vǎzdihánie, “sigh”)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “воздух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “въздух”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 203
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