Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъmyzъ

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

Likely from the same root as Proto-Slavic *gъmъza (“clump”), *gъmota (“matter”), *gomola (“clump, heap”), but unclear beyond that. Possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *žęti (“to squeeze”).

Noun

*gъmyzъ m

  1. swarming insect, pest
  2. pebble, shingle (in South Slavic)

Alternative forms

  • *gъmyza f

Inflection

Declension of *gъmyzъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *gъmyzъ *gъmyza *gъmyzi
genitive *gъmyza *gъmyzu *gъmyzъ
dative *gъmyzu *gъmyzoma *gъmyzomъ
accusative *gъmyzъ *gъmyza *gъmyzy
instrumental *gъmyzъmь, *gъmyzomь* *gъmyzoma *gъmyzy
locative *gъmyzě *gъmyzu *gъmyzěxъ
vocative *gъmyze *gъmyza *gъmyzi

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

  • *gъmyzati (“to swarm, to infest”)
  • *gъmъžiti (“to swarm, to diffuse”)
  • *gъmъzъ (“swarm, crowd, band”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: гмыз (hmyz)
    • Russian: гмы́за f (gmýza, “swarm”) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: гми̑з m, гми́за f (“pearl”)
      Latin script: gmȋz m, gmíza f (“pearl”)
    • Slovene: gmíza f (“pearl”)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*gъmyzъ/*gъmyza”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 195
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