< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagy
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
v-stem counterpart of Proto-Slavic *bagno (“marsh, swamp; peat”).
Noun
*bagy f
- wetland
- Synonyms: *tręsovina, *moča
Declension
Declension of *bagy (v-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *bagy | *bagъvi | *bagъvi |
Accusative | *bagъvь | *bagъvi | *bagъvi |
Genitive | *bagъve | *bagъvu | *bagъvъ |
Locative | *bagъve | *bagъvu | *bagъvьxъ, *bagъvaxъ* |
Dative | *bagъvi | *bagъvьma, *bagъvama* | *bagъvьmъ, *bagъvamъ* |
Instrumental | *bagъvьjǫ, *bagъvľǫ** | *bagъvьma, *bagъvama* | *bagъvьmi, *bagъvami* |
Vocative | *bagy | *bagъvi | *bagъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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).
** 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
- *bagunъ (“type of wetland plant”)
- *bagъvina (“marsh algae”)
- *bagъvьnikъ (“wetland plant”)
Related terms
- *bagnъ (“type of aquatic vegetation”)
- *bagnъka, *bagnьcь (variants)
- *bagno (“marsh”)
- *bagrъ (“hue”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Ukrainian: багва́ (bahvá)
- → Russian: Багва́ (Bagvá) (toponym)
- Ukrainian: багва́ (bahvá)
- West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: bagi pl (“heatlands”)
- Sorbian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bagy”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 134