Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/spěxъ

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 *spě̀ti (advance, ripen, hurry) +‎ *-xъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (succeed, prosper). Cognate with Lithuanian spė̃kas (power), Latvian spȩ̀ks (power).

Noun

*spě̑xъ m[1][2]

  1. haste

Declension

Declension of *spě̑xъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *spě̑xъ *spě̑xa *spě̑śi
genitive *spě̑xa *spěxù *spě̃xъ
dative *spě̑xu *spěxomà *spěxòmъ
accusative *spě̑xъ *spě̑xa *spě̑xy
instrumental *spě̑xъmь, *spě̑xomь* *spěxomà *spěxý
locative *spě̑śě *spěxù *spěśě̃xъ
vocative *spěše *spě̑xa *spě̑śi

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

Derived terms

verbs
nouns

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: спѣхъ (spěxŭ)
      • Belarusian: спех (spjex)
      • Russian: спех (spex)
      • Ukrainian: спіх (spix)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*spěxъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 464
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “spěxъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (RPT 98)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спех”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “спіх”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka