Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lyži

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

Possibly from *lyža +‎ *-y.

Noun

*lyži f[1][2][3]

  1. (North Slavic) ice skate
    Synonym: *lyža

Declension

Declension of *lyži (soft v-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lyži *lyžьvi *lyžьvi
genitive *lyžьve *lyžьvu *lyžьvъ
dative *lyžьvi *lyžьvьma, *lyžьvama* *lyžьvьmъ, *lyžьvamъ*
accusative *lyžьvь *lyžьvi *lyžьvi
instrumental *lyžьvьjǫ, *lyžьvľǫ** *lyžьvьma, *lyžьvama* *lyžьvьmi, *lyžьvami*
locative *lyžьve *lyžьvu *lyžьvьxъ, *lyžьvaxъ*
vocative *lyži *lyžьvi *lyžьvi

* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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).

nouns

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *лꙑжи (*lyži)
      • Old Ruthenian: *лыжва (*lyžva)
        • Belarusian: лы́жва (lýžva), лы́жба (lýžba)
        • Ukrainian: ли́жва (lýžva)
      • Russian: лы́жва (lýžva) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: łyżwa, (dialectal) łyżba, łożwa
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: (Southern) łëżwa, łużwa, łużba

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1952–1982) “łyżwa”, in Kazimierz Nitsch, Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 5
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “лижва”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “Лы́жбы”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лы́жа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “łyżwa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 307