ізгой

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic изгои (izgoi)[1] or изгой (izgoj).[2] By surface analysis, із- (iz-) + го́їти (hójity), from Proto-Slavic *gojiti (to heal, feed), the latter derived from a causative form of Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (to live) (whence жи́ти (žýty)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [izˈɦɔi̯]

Noun

ізго́й • (izhój) m pers (genitive ізго́я, nominative plural ізго́ї, genitive plural ізго́їв, relational adjective ізго́йський)

  1. (historical) izgoi (in Kievan Rus, an individual excluded from a particular social status)
  2. (by extension) outcast
    Synonyms: вигна́нець m (vyhnánecʹ), па́рія m (párija)

Declension

Derived terms

  • держа́ва-ізго́й f (deržáva-izhój, rogue state)
  • ізго́йство n (izhójstvo)

References

  1. Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “изгои”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volumes 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 492
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ізгой”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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