Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dъva

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.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (two).

    Numeral

    Proto-Slavic numbers (edit)
    20
     ←  1 2 3  → 
        Cardinal: *dъva
        Ordinal: *vъtorъ
        Adverbial: *dъva šьdy, *dъvojьťi, *dъva kortь
        Multiplier: *dъvojakъ, *dъvojьnъ, *dъva kortьnъ, *dъvogubъ
        Collective: *dъvojь
        Fractional: *polъ, *polovina

    *dъ̏va[1][2]

    1. two

    Inflection

    Declension of *dъva
    Dual Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *dъva *dъvě *dъvě
    Accusative *dъva *dъvě *dъvě
    Genitive *dъvoju *dъvoju *dъvoju
    Locative *dъvoju *dъvoju *dъvoju
    Dative *dъvěma *dъvěma *dъvěma
    Instrumental *dъvěma *dъvěma *dъvěma

    Derived terms

    • *dъva desęte (twenty)
    • *dъva korti, *dъva korty (twice)
    • *dъva na desęte (twelve)
    • *dъva šьdi, *dъva šьdy (twice)
    • *dъvě sъtě (two hundred)
    • *dъvěgubь (double)
    • *dъvěnъky
    • *dъvęčiti
    • *dъvęka
    • *dъvigo (yoke for 2 bullock)
    • *dъvigъ
    • *dъvina
    • *dъvogubъ (double)
    • *dъvojakъ (double, twofold)
    • *dъvojь
      • *dъvojanъ
      • *dъvojica
      • *dъvojiti
      • *dъvojьka
      • *dъvojьnъ (dual)
    • *dъvojьťi (twice)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: дъва (dŭva), два (dva)
      • Old Novgorodian: дова (dova), дъва (dŭva)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: дъва (dŭva)
        Glagolitic script: ⰴⱏⰲⰰ (dŭva)
      • Bulgarian: два (dva)
      • Macedonian: два (dva)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: два̑
        Latin script: dvȃ
      • Slovene: dvȃ (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “два”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “два”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 232
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*d(ъ)va”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 185
    • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “два”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*d(ъ)va”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130:num. ‘two’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dъva dъvě dъvě”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c two (SA 35f., 243f.; PR 139), cf. Table X