Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obyčajь

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 *obyčati (“to get fond of, to get used to”) +‎ *-ějь.

Noun

*obyčajь m[1]

  1. custom, tradition
  2. habit, routine
    Synonyms: *navykъ, *obixodъ

Declension

Declension of *obyčajь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *obyčajь *obyčaja *obyčaji
genitive *obyčaja *obyčaju *obyčajь
dative *obyčaju *obyčajema *obyčajemъ
accusative *obyčajь *obyčaja *obyčaję̇
instrumental *obyčajьmь, *obyčajemь* *obyčajema *obyčaji
locative *obyčaji *obyčaju *obyčajixъ
vocative *obyčaju *obyčaja *obyčaji

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

Derived terms

  • *obyčajьnъ (“usual”)
  • *obyčajьnostь (“tradition”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: обы́чай (obýčaj)
    • Ukrainian: обича́й (obyčáj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “обычай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “обичай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 745

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “običȃj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*ob(v)yčajь”
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