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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojevъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Formed as *bojь (“fight”) + *-evъ, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”).
Adjective
*bojevъ
- militant, combatant
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *bojevъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bojevъ | *bojeva | *bojevo |
| Accusative | *bojevъ | *bojevǫ | *bojevo |
| Genitive | *bojeva | *bojevy | *bojeva |
| Locative | *bojevě | *bojevě | *bojevě |
| Dative | *bojevu | *bojevě | *bojevu |
| Instrumental | *bojevomь | *bojevojǫ | *bojevomь |
| Vocative | *bojeve | *bojevo | *bojevo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bojeva | *bojevě | *bojevě |
| Accusative | *bojeva | *bojevě | *bojevě |
| Genitive | *bojevu | *bojevu | *bojevu |
| Locative | *bojevu | *bojevu | *bojevu |
| Dative | *bojevoma | *bojevama | *bojevoma |
| Instrumental | *bojevoma | *bojevama | *bojevoma |
| Vocative | *bojeva | *bojevě | *bojevě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bojevi | *bojevy | *bojeva |
| Accusative | *bojevy | *bojevy | *bojeva |
| Genitive | *bojevъ | *bojevъ | *bojevъ |
| Locative | *bojevěxъ | *bojevaxъ | *bojevěxъ |
| Dative | *bojevomъ | *bojevamъ | *bojevomъ |
| Instrumental | *bojevy | *bojevami | *bojevy |
| Vocative | *bojevi | *bojevy | *bojeva |
Definite declension of *bojevъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bojevъjь | *bojevaja | *bojevoje |
| Accusative | *bojevъjь | *bojevǫjǫ | *bojevoje |
| Genitive | *bojevajego | *bojevyję | *bojevajego |
| Locative | *bojevějemь | *bojevěji | *bojevějemь |
| Dative | *bojevujemu | *bojevěji | *bojevujemu |
| Instrumental | *bojevyjimi | *bojevǫjǫ | *bojevyjimi |
| Vocative | *bojevъjь | *bojevaja | *bojevoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bojevaja | *bojevěji | *bojevěji |
| Accusative | *bojevaja | *bojevěji | *bojevěji |
| Genitive | *bojevuju | *bojevuju | *bojevuju |
| Locative | *bojevuju | *bojevuju | *bojevuju |
| Dative | *bojevyjima | *bojevyjima | *bojevyjima |
| Instrumental | *bojevyjima | *bojevyjima | *bojevyjima |
| Vocative | *bojevaja | *bojevěji | *bojevěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bojeviji | *bojevyję | *bojevaja |
| Accusative | *bojevyję | *bojevyję | *bojevaja |
| Genitive | *bojevъjixъ | *bojevъjixъ | *bojevъjixъ |
| Locative | *bojevyjixъ | *bojevyjixъ | *bojevyjixъ |
| Dative | *bojevyjimъ | *bojevyjimъ | *bojevyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *bojevyjimi | *bojevyjimi | *bojevyjimi |
| Vocative | *bojeviji | *bojevyję | *bojevaja |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyh₂- (2 c, 0 e)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: боево́й (bojevój)
- Ukrainian: бойовий (bojovyj)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: бое́в (boév)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: bojоvý
- Polish: bojowy
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bojevъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 166