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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/avь
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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to perceive, see”).
Inflection
Declension of *avь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *avь | *avi | *avi |
| genitive | *avi | *avьju, *avľu* | *avьjь, *avi* |
| dative | *avi | *avьma | *avьmъ |
| accusative | *avь | *avi | *avi |
| instrumental | *avьjǫ, *avľǫ* | *avьma | *avьmi |
| locative | *avi | *avьju, *avľu* | *avьxъ |
| vocative | *avi | *avi | *avi |
* 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
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*avь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 99
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