Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xodьba

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 *xoditi + *-ьba.

Noun

*xodьba f

  1. walking, pacing

Declension

Declension of *xodьba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *xodьba *xodьbě *xodьby
genitive *xodьby *xodьbu *xodьbъ
dative *xodьbě *xodьbama *xodьbamъ
accusative *xodьbǫ *xodьbě *xodьby
instrumental *xodьbojǫ, *xodьbǫ** *xodьbama *xodьbami
locative *xodьbě *xodьbu *xodьbasъ, *xodьbaxъ*
vocative *xodьbo *xodьbě *xodьby

* -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:
    • Belarusian: хадзьба́ (xadzʹbá)
    • Russian: ходьба́ (xodʹbá)
    • Ukrainian: ходьба́ (xodʹbá)
  • South Slavic:
    • ⇒ Macedonian: за́одба (záodba)
    • Slovene: hȏdba (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xodьba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 52
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