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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovь

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

Expected reflex of Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.

Noun

*ovь f[1][2]

  1. sheep

Inflection
Declension of *ovь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ovь *ovi *ovi
genitive *ovi *ovьju, *ovľu* *ovьjь, *ovi*
dative *ovi *ovьma *ovьmъ
accusative *ovь *ovi *ovi
instrumental *ovьjǫ, *ovľǫ* *ovьma *ovьmi
locative *ovi *ovьju, *ovľu* *ovьxъ
vocative *ovi *ovi *ovi
* 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).

Derived terms
nouns
nouns
  • *ovьčakъ m
  • *ovьčarica f
  • *ovьčarikъ m
  • *ovьčarьka f
  • *ovьčarьkъ m
  • *ovьčarьnica f
  • *ovьčarьnikъ m
  • *ovьčarьnь f
  • *ovьčarьňa f
  • *ovьčarьstvo n
  • *ovьčařь m
  • *ovьčę n
  • *ovьčętina f
  • *ovьčica f
  • *ovьčina f
  • *ovьčinьcь m
  • *ovьčinьnikъ m
  • *ovьčinъka f
  • *ovьčka f
  • *ovьčuxъ m
  • *ovьnařь f
  • *ovьňь n
adjective
  • *ovьčarevъ
  • *ovьčarьnъ
  • *ovьčarьskъ
  • *ovьčinьnъ
  • *ovьčinъ
  • *ovьčьnъ
  • *ovьčjь
  • *ovьnovъ

References
  1. Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 223
  2. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “owca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 404
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