Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫžь

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 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.[1]

Noun

*mǫ̑žь m[1][2]

  1. man
  2. husband
Inflection
Declension of *mǫ̑žь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *mǫ̑žь *mǫ̑ža *mǫ̑ži
genitive *mǫ̑ža *mǫžù *mǫ̃žь
dative *mǫ̑žu *mǫžemà *mǫžèmъ
accusative *mǫ̑žь *mǫ̑ža *mǫ̑žę̇
instrumental *mǫ̑žьmь, *mǫ̑žemь* *mǫžemà *mǫží
locative *mǫ̑ži *mǫžù *mǫžĩxъ
vocative *mǫžu *mǫ̑ža *mǫ̑ži

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

See also
Derived terms
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мѫжь (mǫžĭ), мужь (mužĭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: мужъ (muž)
      • Russian: муж (muž)
    • Old Novgorodian: мѫжь (mǫžĭ), моужь (mužĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: мѫжь (mǫžĭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰿⱘⰶⱐ (mǫžĭ)
      • Bulgarian: мъж (mǎž) (pre-reform: мѫжь (mǫžʹ)), мънч (mǎnč) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: маж (maž)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: му̑ж
      Latin script: mȗž
    • Slovene: mọ̑ž (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mǫ̑žь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 330:m. jo (c) ‘man, husband’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mǫžь mǫža”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 70, 158, 171; PR 137; RPT 102)

Etymology 2

From *mǫ̑žь (man) +‎ *-ьjь.[1]

Adjective

*mǫžь[1]

  1. (relational) man
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mǫžь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫžь *mǫža *mǫže
genitive *mǫža *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
dative *mǫžu *mǫži *mǫžu
accusative *mǫžь *mǫžǫ *mǫže
instrumental *mǫžemь *mǫžejǫ *mǫžemь
locative *mǫži *mǫži *mǫži
vocative *mǫžu *mǫže *mǫže
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫža *mǫži *mǫži
genitive *mǫžu *mǫžu *mǫžu
dative *mǫžema *mǫžama *mǫžema
accusative *mǫža *mǫži *mǫži
instrumental *mǫžema *mǫžama *mǫžema
locative *mǫžu *mǫžu *mǫžu
vocative *mǫža *mǫži *mǫži
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫži *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
genitive *mǫžь *mǫžь *mǫžь
dative *mǫžemъ *mǫžamъ *mǫžemъ
accusative *mǫžę̇ *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
instrumental *mǫži *mǫžami *mǫži
locative *mǫžixъ *mǫžaxъ *mǫžixъ
vocative *mǫži *mǫžę̇ *mǫža
Definite declension of *mǫžь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫžьjь *mǫžaja *mǫžeje
genitive *mǫžajego *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžajego
dative *mǫžujemu *mǫžiji *mǫžujemu
accusative *mǫžьjь *mǫžǫjǫ *mǫžeje
instrumental *mǫžijimь *mǫžǫjǫ *mǫžijimь
locative *mǫžijemь *mǫžiji *mǫžijemь
vocative *mǫžьjь *mǫžaja *mǫžeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫžaja *mǫžiji *mǫžiji
genitive *mǫžuju *mǫžuju *mǫžuju
dative *mǫžijima *mǫžijima *mǫžijima
accusative *mǫžaja *mǫžiji *mǫžiji
instrumental *mǫžijima *mǫžijima *mǫžijima
locative *mǫžuju *mǫžuju *mǫžuju
vocative *mǫžaja *mǫžiji *mǫžiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫžiji *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžaja
genitive *mǫžьjixъ *mǫžьjixъ *mǫžьjixъ
dative *mǫžijimъ *mǫžijimъ *mǫžijimъ
accusative *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžaja
instrumental *mǫžijimi *mǫžijimi *mǫžijimi
locative *mǫžijixъ *mǫžijixъ *mǫžijixъ
vocative *mǫžiji *mǫžę̇ję̇ *mǫžaja
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *мѫжь (*mǫžĭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: му́жїй (múžij)
      • Russian: му́жий (múžij) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: muží

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫžьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 161