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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫžь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás (“man; husband”).
Noun
*mǫ̑žь m[1][2]
- man
- husband
Inflection
Declension of *mǫ̑žь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mǫ̑žь | *mǫ̑ža | *mǫ̑ži |
| Accusative | *mǫ̑žь | *mǫ̑ža | *mǫ̑žę̇ |
| Genitive | *mǫ̑ža | *mǫžù | *mǫ̃žь |
| Locative | *mǫ̑ži | *mǫžù | *mǫžĩxъ |
| Dative | *mǫ̑žu | *mǫžemà | *mǫžèmъ |
| Instrumental | *mǫ̑žьmь, *mǫ̑žemь* | *mǫžemà | *mǫží |
| Vocative | *mǫžu | *mǫ̑ža | *mǫ̑ži |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
See also
Proto-Slavic family terms
| *sěmьja, *rodina (“family”) | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| parent | *otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata | *mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama |
| sibling | *bratrъ (“brother”) | *sestra (“sister”) |
| child | *synъ (“son”) | *dъťi (“daughter”) |
| grandparent | – (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana | *ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena |
| grandchild | *vъnukъ (“grandson”) | *vъnuka (“granddaughter”) |
| stepparent | *otьčimъ (“stepfather”) | *maťexa (“stepmother”) |
| stepchild | *pastorъkъ (“stepson”) | *pastorъka (“stepdaughter”) |
| father's sibling | *strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola | – (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja |
| mother's sibling | *ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola | – (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja |
| sibling's child | *netьjь (“nephew”) | *nestera (“niece”) |
| spouse | *mǫžь (“husband”) | *žena (“wife”) |
| parent of wife | *tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”) | *tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) |
| parent of husband | *svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”) | *svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”) |
| sibling of wife | *šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”) | *svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”) |
| sibling of husband | *děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) | *zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) |
| spouse of child | *zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | *snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) |
| spouse of husband's brother | – | *ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) |
Derived terms
- *mǫžikъ
- *mǫžьskъ
- *mǫžьščina
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: мѫжь (mǫžĭ), мужь (mužĭ)
- Belarusian: муж (muž)
- Russian: муж (muž)
- Rusyn: муж (muž)
- Ukrainian: муж (muž)
- Old East Slavic: мѫжь (mǫžĭ), мужь (mužĭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: мѫжь (mǫžĭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰿⱘⰶⱐ (mǫžĭ)
- Bulgarian: мъж (mǎž) (pre-reform: мѫжь (mǫžʹ)), мънч (mǎnč) (dialectal)
- Macedonian: маж (maž)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: му̑ж
- Latin: mȗž
- Slovene: mọ̑ž (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: muž
- Czech: muž
- Bohemian (Chod dialect): muž
- Czech: muž
- Kashubian: mąż
- Polish: mąż
- Slovak: muž
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: muž
- Lower Sorbian: muž
- Old Czech: muž
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mǫ̑žь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 330: “m. jo (c) ‘man, husband’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “mǫžь mǫža”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 70, 158, 171; PR 137; RPT 102)”