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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/berzujь

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 *bèrza (“birch”) +‎ *-u- +‎ *-jь. Possibly from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérˀźōj-.

Noun

*berzujь m[1]

  1. area with birches

Declension
Declension of *bȇrzujь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *bȇrzujь *bȇrzuja *bȇrzuji
genitive *bȇrzuja *berzujù *berzũjь
dative *bȇrzuju *berzujemà *berzujèmъ
accusative *bȇrzujь *bȇrzuja *bȇrzuję̇
instrumental *bȇrzujьmь, *bȇrzujemь* *berzujemà *berzují
locative *bȇrzuji *berzujù *berzujĩxъ
vocative *berzuju *bȇrzuja *bȇrzuji
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒ Middle Russian: Березуй (Berezuj, toponym) (17ᵗʰ c.)
      • Russian: Березуй (Berezuj)

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*berzujь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 207
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