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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zovъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
According to BER, a deverbal of *zъvati (“to call”).
Noun
*zovъ m
- call
Declension
Declension of *zovъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zovъ | *zova | *zovi |
| Accusative | *zovъ | *zova | *zovy |
| Genitive | *zova | *zovu | *zovъ |
| Locative | *zově | *zovu | *zověxъ |
| Dative | *zovu | *zovoma | *zovomъ |
| Instrumental | *zovъmь, *zovomь* | *zovoma | *zovy |
| Vocative | *zove | *zova | *zovi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: зов (zov)
- Ukrainian: зов (zov)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: зов (zov)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: зо̑в
- Latin: zȏv
Further reading
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “зов”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 651