Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vědьma

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 *vě̀děti +‎ *-ьma.

Noun

*vě̀dьma f

  1. witch

Declension

Declension of *vě̀dьma (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *vě̀dьma *vě̀dьmě *vě̀dьmy
genitive *vě̀dьmy *vě̀dьmu *vě̀dьmъ
dative *vě̀dьmě *vě̀dьmama *vě̀dьmamъ
accusative *vě̀dьmǫ *vě̀dьmě *vě̀dьmy
instrumental *vě̀dьmojǫ, *vě̀dьmǭ** *vě̀dьmama *vě̀dьmamī
locative *vě̀dьmě *vě̀dьmu *vě̀dьmasъ, *vě̀dьmaxъ*
vocative *vě̀dьmo *vě̀dьmě *vě̀dьmy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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