Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sęgъ

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 *sę̀gati (to reach for, to attain) +‎ *-ъ.

Noun

*sęgъ m

  1. measure of length
  2. step

Declension

Declension of *sęgъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sęgъ *sęga *sędzi
genitive *sęga *sęgu *sęgъ
dative *sęgu *sęgoma *sęgomъ
accusative *sęgъ *sęga *sęgy
instrumental *sęgъmь, *sęgomь* *sęgoma *sęgy
locative *sędzě *sęgu *sędzěxъ
vocative *sęže *sęga *sędzi

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *сѧгъ (*sęgŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: *сѧгъ (*sjah)
        • Belarusian: сяг (sjah)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: сяга́ f (sjahá)
        • Ukrainian: сяг (sjah), сяга́ f (sjahá); сях (sjax) (dialectal)
      • Russian: сяг (sjag)
      • Old East Slavic: *шагъ (*šagŭ)
        • Old Ruthenian: *шагъ (*šah)
        • Russian: шаг (šag)
  • West Slavic: