Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skvozъ

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

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For the meaning compare Old Church Slavonic сквожьнꙗ (skvožĭnja, aperture).

Noun

*skvozъ m

  1. aperture

Inflection

Declension of *skvozъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *skvozъ *skvoza *skvozi
genitive *skvoza *skvozu *skvozъ
dative *skvozu *skvozoma *skvozomъ
accusative *skvozъ *skvoza *skvozy
instrumental *skvozъmь, *skvozomь* *skvozoma *skvozy
locative *skvozě *skvozu *skvozěxъ
vocative *skvoze *skvoza *skvozi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сквозѣ (skvozě)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: сквозѣ (skvozě)
    • Slovene: skọ̑z, skọ̑zi (tonal orthography)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сквозь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress