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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/slizъkъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Formed as *slizъ (“mucus”) + *-ъkъ.
Adjective
*slȋzъkъ[1]
- slippery, slimy
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *slizъkъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *slizъkъ | *slizъka | *slizъko |
| Accusative | *slizъkъ | *slizъkǫ | *slizъko |
| Genitive | *slizъka | *slizъky | *slizъka |
| Locative | *slizъkě | *slizъkě | *slizъkě |
| Dative | *slizъku | *slizъkě | *slizъku |
| Instrumental | *slizъkomь | *slizъkojǫ | *slizъkomь |
| Vocative | *slizъke | *slizъko | *slizъko |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *slizъka | *slizъkě | *slizъkě |
| Accusative | *slizъka | *slizъkě | *slizъkě |
| Genitive | *slizъku | *slizъku | *slizъku |
| Locative | *slizъku | *slizъku | *slizъku |
| Dative | *slizъkoma | *slizъkama | *slizъkoma |
| Instrumental | *slizъkoma | *slizъkama | *slizъkoma |
| Vocative | *slizъka | *slizъkě | *slizъkě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *slizъki | *slizъky | *slizъka |
| Accusative | *slizъky | *slizъky | *slizъka |
| Genitive | *slizъkъ | *slizъkъ | *slizъkъ |
| Locative | *slizъkěxъ | *slizъkaxъ | *slizъkěxъ |
| Dative | *slizъkomъ | *slizъkamъ | *slizъkomъ |
| Instrumental | *slizъky | *slizъkami | *slizъky |
| Vocative | *slizъki | *slizъky | *slizъka |
Definite declension of *slizъkъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *slizъkъjь | *slizъkaja | *slizъkoje |
| Accusative | *slizъkъjь | *slizъkǫjǫ | *slizъkoje |
| Genitive | *slizъkajego | *slizъkyję | *slizъkajego |
| Locative | *slizъkějemь | *slizъkěji | *slizъkějemь |
| Dative | *slizъkujemu | *slizъkěji | *slizъkujemu |
| Instrumental | *slizъkyjimi | *slizъkǫjǫ | *slizъkyjimi |
| Vocative | *slizъkъjь | *slizъkaja | *slizъkoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *slizъkaja | *slizъkěji | *slizъkěji |
| Accusative | *slizъkaja | *slizъkěji | *slizъkěji |
| Genitive | *slizъkuju | *slizъkuju | *slizъkuju |
| Locative | *slizъkuju | *slizъkuju | *slizъkuju |
| Dative | *slizъkyjima | *slizъkyjima | *slizъkyjima |
| Instrumental | *slizъkyjima | *slizъkyjima | *slizъkyjima |
| Vocative | *slizъkaja | *slizъkěji | *slizъkěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *slizъkiji | *slizъkyję | *slizъkaja |
| Accusative | *slizъkyję | *slizъkyję | *slizъkaja |
| Genitive | *slizъkъjixъ | *slizъkъjixъ | *slizъkъjixъ |
| Locative | *slizъkyjixъ | *slizъkyjixъ | *slizъkyjixъ |
| Dative | *slizъkyjimъ | *slizъkyjimъ | *slizъkyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *slizъkyjimi | *slizъkyjimi | *slizъkyjimi |
| Vocative | *slizъkiji | *slizъkyję | *slizъkaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: сли́зкий (slízkij)
- Ukrainian: слизьки́й (slyzʹkýj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: сльзъкъ (slĭzŭkŭ)
- Slovene: slízek (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: slizký
- Polish: śliski
- Slovak: slizký
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “слизкий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “slízek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*slȋzъkъ”