Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zovъ

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

According to BER, a deverbal of *zъvati (“to call”).

Noun

*zovъ m

call

Declension

Declension of *zovъ (hard o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*zovъ	*zova	*zovi
genitive	*zova	*zovu	*zovъ
dative	*zovu	*zovoma	*zovomъ
accusative	*zovъ	*zova	*zovy
instrumental	zovъmь, zovomь^*	*zovoma	*zovy
locative	*zově	*zovu	*zověxъ
vocative	*zove	*zova	*zovi

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

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: зов (zov)
- Ukrainian: зов (zov)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: зов (zov)
- Macedonian: зов (zov)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: зо̑в
  
  Latin script: zȏv

Further reading

Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зов”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 651