Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/slizь

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

Continues forms of the root Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slide, to lick”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *slīkaz (“slick, smooth”).

Noun

*slizь f

  1. slime, mucus
    Synonyms: *liga, *sluzь
Declension
Declension of *slizь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *slizь *slizi *slizi
genitive *slizi *slizьju, *sližu* *slizьjь, *slizi*
dative *slizi *slizьma *slizьmъ
accusative *slizь *slizi *slizi
instrumental *slizьjǫ, *sližǫ* *slizьma *slizьmi
locative *slizi *slizьju, *sližu* *slizьxъ
vocative *slizi *slizi *slizi

* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

  • *liga (“saliva”)
Derived terms
  • *slizеstъ (“slimy”)
  • *slizostь (“slipperiness”)
  • *slizъkъ (“slippery”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic: слизь (slizĭ)
    • Belarusian: слізь (slizʹ)
    • Russian: слизь (slizʹ)
    • Ukrainian: слиз (slyz)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: слизь (slizĭ)
    • Bulgarian: слиз (sliz, “saliva”)
    • Slovene: slȋz (tonal orthography)
Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слизкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • See also: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слиз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “слиз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 876

Etymology 2

From an earlier *slizъ, of the same root as the i-stem. In Czech, this form has merged with the i-stem.

Noun

*slizь m

  1. slug, snail
    Synonym: *pьlžь
  2. type of fish
Declension
Declension of *slizь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *slizь *sliza *slizi
genitive *sliza *slizu *slizь
dative *slizu *slizema *slizemъ
accusative *slizь *sliza *slizę̇
instrumental *slizьmь, *slizemь* *slizema *slizi
locative *slizi *slizu *slizixъ
vocative *slizu *sliza *slizi

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

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: sliz
    • Polish: śliz
    • Slovak: slíž
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: sliž
      • Upper Sorbian: sliž
Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слиз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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