Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zapojь

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

By surface analysis, *za- +‎ *pojь (beverage), related to *piti (to drink).

Noun

*zapojь m

  1. drink, beverage
    Synonym: *napojь

Declension

Declension of *zapojь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zapojь *zapoja *zapoji
genitive *zapoja *zapoju *zapojь
dative *zapoju *zapojema *zapojemъ
accusative *zapojь *zapoja *zapoję̇
instrumental *zapojьmь, *zapojemь* *zapojema *zapoji
locative *zapoji *zapoju *zapojixъ
vocative *zapoju *zapoja *zapoji

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: запо́й (zapój)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “запо́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress