< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/(s)mъlžь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
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Noun
*(s)mъlžь m
- slug, snail
- Synonym: *slimakъ
- bivalve
Inflection
Declension of *(s)mъlžь (i-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *(s)mъlžь | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlžьje, *(s)mъlže* |
Accusative | *(s)mъlžь | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlži |
Genitive | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlžьju, *(s)mъlžu* | *(s)mъlžьjь, *(s)mъlži* |
Locative | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlžьju, *(s)mъlžu* | *(s)mъlžьxъ |
Dative | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlžьma | *(s)mъlžьmъ |
Instrumental | *(s)mъlžьmь | *(s)mъlžьma | *(s)mъlžьmi |
Vocative | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlži | *(s)mъlžьje, *(s)mъlže* |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: смолжь (smolžĭ)
- Belarusian: смоўж (smoŭž)
- Old East Slavic: смолжь (smolžĭ)
- West Slavic:
- Polabian: mouz
- Polish: małż
- → Czech: mlž
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “смолж”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress