Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zъloba

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 *zъlъ +‎ *-oba.

Noun

*zъloba f

  1. evil, wickedness
  2. anger

Declension

Declension of *zъloba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zъloba *zъlobě *zъloby
genitive *zъloby *zъlobu *zъlobъ
dative *zъlobě *zъlobama *zъlobamъ
accusative *zъlobǫ *zъlobě *zъloby
instrumental *zъlobojǫ, *zъlobǫ** *zъlobama *zъlobami
locative *zъlobě *zъlobu *zъlobasъ, *zъlobaxъ*
vocative *zъlobo *zъlobě *zъloby

* -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: зълоба (zŭloba)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “злоба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 646
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