Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/eževъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *ežь (“hedgehog”) + *-ovъ.
Adjective
*eževъ
- hedgehog-related
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *eževъ | *eževa | *eževo |
| genitive | *eževa | *eževy | *eževa |
| dative | *eževu | *eževě | *eževu |
| accusative | *eževъ | *eževǫ | *eževo |
| instrumental | *eževomь | *eževojǫ | *eževomь |
| locative | *eževě | *eževě | *eževě |
| vocative | *eževe | *eževo | *eževo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *eževa | *eževě | *eževě |
| genitive | *eževu | *eževu | *eževu |
| dative | *eževoma | *eževama | *eževoma |
| accusative | *eževa | *eževě | *eževě |
| instrumental | *eževoma | *eževama | *eževoma |
| locative | *eževu | *eževu | *eževu |
| vocative | *eževa | *eževě | *eževě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *eževi | *eževy | *eževa |
| genitive | *eževъ | *eževъ | *eževъ |
| dative | *eževomъ | *eževamъ | *eževomъ |
| accusative | *eževy | *eževy | *eževa |
| instrumental | *eževy | *eževami | *eževy |
| locative | *eževěxъ | *eževaxъ | *eževěxъ |
| vocative | *eževi | *eževy | *eževa |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *eževъjь | *eževaja | *eževoje |
| genitive | *eževajego | *eževyję̇ | *eževajego |
| dative | *eževujemu | *eževěji | *eževujemu |
| accusative | *eževъjь | *eževǫjǫ | *eževoje |
| instrumental | *eževyjimь | *eževǫjǫ | *eževyjimь |
| locative | *eževějemь | *eževěji | *eževějemь |
| vocative | *eževъjь | *eževaja | *eževoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *eževaja | *eževěji | *eževěji |
| genitive | *eževuju | *eževuju | *eževuju |
| dative | *eževyjima | *eževyjima | *eževyjima |
| accusative | *eževaja | *eževěji | *eževěji |
| instrumental | *eževyjima | *eževyjima | *eževyjima |
| locative | *eževuju | *eževuju | *eževuju |
| vocative | *eževaja | *eževěji | *eževěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *eževiji | *eževyję̇ | *eževaja |
| genitive | *eževъjixъ | *eževъjixъ | *eževъjixъ |
| dative | *eževyjimъ | *eževyjimъ | *eževyjimъ |
| accusative | *eževyję̇ | *eževyję̇ | *eževaja |
| instrumental | *eževyjimi | *eževyjimi | *eževyjimi |
| locative | *eževyjixъ | *eževyjixъ | *eževyjixъ |
| vocative | *eževiji | *eževyję̇ | *eževaja |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *ежевъ (*ježevŭ), *ежевꙑи (*ježevyi)
- Russian: ежо́вый (ježóvyj)
- Old East Slavic: *ежевъ (*ježevŭ), *ежевꙑи (*ježevyi)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: ježový
- Polish: jeżowy
- Slovincian: jeżêwy, ježìe̯vï
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: ježowy
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*eževъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 35