Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grěza

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

Not entirely clear. Possibly related to Lithuanian graižùs (“deformed, awry”), grai̇̃žas (“rim”), Latvian greizs (“slant, crooked”).[1]

Some dialectal forms seem to have merged with the descendants of Proto-Slavic *gręzь, *gręza (“sludge, grime, mess”).

Noun

*grěza f

  1. dream, delirium, delusion, confusion
    Synonyms: *mara, *zablǫda, *belnъ

Alternative forms

  • *grězъ m

Declension

Declension of *grěza (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *grěza *grězě *grězy
genitive *grězy *grězu *grězъ
dative *grězě *grězama *grězamъ
accusative *grězǫ *grězě *grězy
instrumental *grězojǫ, *grězǫ** *grězama *grězami
locative *grězě *grězu *grězasъ, *grězaxъ*
vocative *grězo *grězě *grězy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: грѣза (grěza), грѣзъ m (grězŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • ⇒ Old Church Slavonic: съгрѣза (sŭgrěza, “confusion”)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grěza”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 119

Further reading

  • Anikin, A. E. (2018) “грёза”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 12 (грак – дбать), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 70
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “грёза”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • “graižus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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