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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *bỹkъ (“bull”) + *-ьjь.
Adjective
*byčь[1][2][3]
- (relational) bull
Declension
Indefinite declension of *byčь (soft)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*byčь
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*byča
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*byče
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| genitive
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*byča
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*byčę̇
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*byča
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| dative
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*byču
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*byči
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*byču
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| accusative
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*byčь
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*byčǫ
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*byče
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| instrumental
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*byčemь
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*byčejǫ
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*byčemь
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| locative
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*byči
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*byči
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*byči
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| vocative
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*byču
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*byče
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*byče
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*byča
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*byči
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*byči
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| genitive
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*byču
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*byču
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*byču
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| dative
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*byčema
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*byčama
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*byčema
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| accusative
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*byča
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*byči
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*byči
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| instrumental
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*byčema
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*byčama
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*byčema
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| locative
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*byču
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*byču
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*byču
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| vocative
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*byča
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*byči
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*byči
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*byči
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*byčę̇
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*byča
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| genitive
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*byčь
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*byčь
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*byčь
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| dative
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*byčemъ
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*byčamъ
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*byčemъ
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| accusative
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*byčę̇
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*byčę̇
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*byča
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| instrumental
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*byči
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*byčami
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*byči
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| locative
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*byčixъ
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*byčaxъ
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*byčixъ
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| vocative
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*byči
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*byčę̇
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*byča
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Definite declension of *byčь (soft)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*byčьjь
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*byčaja
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*byčeje
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| genitive
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*byčajego
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*byčę̇ję̇
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*byčajego
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| dative
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*byčujemu
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*byčiji
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*byčujemu
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| accusative
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*byčьjь
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*byčǫjǫ
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*byčeje
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| instrumental
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*byčijimь
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*byčǫjǫ
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*byčijimь
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| locative
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*byčijemь
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*byčiji
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*byčijemь
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| vocative
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*byčьjь
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*byčaja
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*byčeje
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*byčaja
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*byčiji
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*byčiji
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| genitive
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*byčuju
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*byčuju
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*byčuju
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| dative
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*byčijima
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*byčijima
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*byčijima
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| accusative
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*byčaja
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*byčiji
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*byčiji
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| instrumental
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*byčijima
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*byčijima
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*byčijima
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| locative
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*byčuju
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*byčuju
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*byčuju
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| vocative
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*byčaja
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*byčiji
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*byčiji
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*byčiji
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*byčę̇ję̇
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*byčaja
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| genitive
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*byčьjixъ
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*byčьjixъ
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*byčьjixъ
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| dative
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*byčijimъ
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*byčijimъ
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*byčijimъ
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| accusative
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*byčę̇ję̇
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*byčę̇ję̇
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*byčaja
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| instrumental
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*byčijimi
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*byčijimi
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*byčijimi
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| locative
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*byčijixъ
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*byčijixъ
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*byčijixъ
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| vocative
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*byčiji
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*byčę̇ję̇
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*byčaja
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: бꙑчь (byčĭ)
- Old Ruthenian: бы́чїй (býčij)
- Russian: бы́чий (býčij)
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: би̏чјӣ, би̏чији
- Latin script: bȉčjī, bȉčiji
- Slovene: bȋčji (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: býčí
- Polish: byczy
- Slovak: býčí
- Slovincian: byczi
- Sorbian:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*byčь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 146
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “byčьjь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 472
- ^ Klotz, Emanuel (2017) “*bū̱čiju «byčьjь»”, in Urslawisches Wörterbuch [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 78