Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zęba

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 *zę(b)ti +‎ *-a.

Compare typologically Macedonian снегар (snegar) (< снег (sneg) < *sněgъ).

Noun

*zęba f[1][2][3][4]

  1. chaffinch

Declension

Declension of *zęba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zęba *zębě *zęby
genitive *zęby *zębu *zębъ
dative *zębě *zębama *zębamъ
accusative *zębǫ *zębě *zęby
instrumental *zębojǫ, *zębǫ** *zębama *zębami
locative *zębě *zębu *zębasъ, *zębaxъ*
vocative *zębo *zębě *zęby

* -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 East Slavic: *зѧбьлъ m (*zębĭlŭ)
      • ⇒ Old East Slavic: *зѧ́бьликъ m (*zę́bĭlikŭ)
    • ⇒ Carpathian Rusyn: зя́бка f (zjábka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “зя́блик”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 115: “*zęba”
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1967) “зя́блик”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 111: “*zęba”
  3. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зя́блик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 284: “*zęba”
  4. ^ Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “зя́блик”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 149: “*zęba”

Further reading

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “зя́блик”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 332
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “зяблик”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 331
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