Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovъ

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 *awas, from *h₂ew-o-s.[1] Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬝 (auuat̰, that there, nom./acc.sg.n.).

Determiner

*ovъ

  1. this, that[1]

Declension

Declension of *ovъ
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *ovъ *ova *ovo
Accusative *ovъ *ovǫ *ovo
Genitive *ovogo *ovoję̇ *ovogo
Locative *ovomь *ovoji *ovomь
Dative *ovomu *ovoji *ovomu
Instrumental *ověmь *ovojǫ *ověmь
Dual Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *ova *ově *ově
Accusative *ova *ově *ově
Genitive *ovoju *ovoju *ovoju
Locative *ovoju *ovoju *ovoju
Dative *ověma *ověma *ověma
Instrumental *ověma *ověma *ověma
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *ovi *ovy *ova
Accusative *ovy *ovy *ova
Genitive *ověxъ *ověxъ *ověxъ
Locative *ověxъ *ověxъ *ověxъ
Dative *ověmъ *ověmъ *ověmъ
Instrumental *ověmi *ověmi *ověmi

See also

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: овъ (ovŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: овый (ovyj), овъ (ov)
        • Ukrainian: о́вий (óvyj)
          • Ukrainian: о́вший (óvšyj)
      • Russian: о́вый (óvyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: овъ (ovŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⱁⰲⱏ (ovŭ)
    • Macedonian: овој (ovoj) (< *ovъ-jь)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (< *ovъ-jь)
      Cyrillic script: о̀ва̄ј
      Latin script: òvāj
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “ovъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 384

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