Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъžь

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 *lugis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lewgʰ-.

Noun

*lъžь f

  1. lie

Inflection

Declension of *lъžь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lъžь *lъži *lъži
genitive *lъži *lъžьju, *lъžu* *lъžьjь, *lъži*
dative *lъži *lъžьma *lъžьmъ
accusative *lъžь *lъži *lъži
instrumental *lъžьjǫ, *lъžǫ* *lъžьma *lъžьmi
locative *lъži *lъžьju, *lъžu* *lъžьxъ
vocative *lъži *lъži *lъži

* 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ложь (ložʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: лъжь (lŭžĭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: лаж
      Latin script: laž
    • Slovene: lȃž (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ложь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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