Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sluzь
Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
- *sľuzь
Etymology 1
Continues forms of the root Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“to sludge, to wash”). Akin to English slush.
Noun
*sluzь f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sluzь | *sluzi | *sluzi |
| genitive | *sluzi | *sluzьju, *služu* | *sluzьjь, *sluzi* |
| dative | *sluzi | *sluzьma | *sluzьmъ |
| accusative | *sluzь | *sluzi | *sluzi |
| instrumental | *sluzьjǫ, *služǫ* | *sluzьma | *sluzьmi |
| locative | *sluzi | *sluzьju, *služu* | *sluzьxъ |
| vocative | *sluzi | *sluzi | *sluzi |
* 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).
Related terms
- *luga (“mud”)
Derived terms
- *sluzеstъ (“slimy”)
- *sluzьnъ (“slick, lubricous”)
- *ľuzgati (“to splash, to spay”) (possibly)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
References
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “слуз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 124
Etymology 2
From an earlier sluzъ, of the same origin as the i-stem. In Polish, this form has merged with the i-stem.
Noun
*sluzь m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sluzь | *sluza | *sluzi |
| genitive | *sluza | *sluzu | *sluzь |
| dative | *sluzu | *sluzema | *sluzemъ |
| accusative | *sluzь | *sluza | *sluzę̇ |
| instrumental | *sluzьmь, *sluzemь* | *sluzema | *sluzi |
| locative | *sluzi | *sluzu | *sluzixъ |
| vocative | *sluzu | *sluza | *sluzi |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *sluzovъ (“slippery, slimy”)
- *sluzovostь (“slipperiness”)