Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/valežь

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

Action noun of *valiti (“to crumble, to revolve”) +‎ *-ežь. Akin to Lithuanian volė̃ (“roller”).

Noun

*valežь m

  1. fall, deadfall (including for rain, snowfall)
    Synonyms: *padъ, *padežь, *opadъkъ

Declension

Declension of *valežь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *valežь *valeža *valeži
genitive *valeža *valežu *valežь
dative *valežu *valežema *valežemъ
accusative *valežь *valeža *valežę̇
instrumental *valežьmь, *valežemь* *valežema *valeži
locative *valeži *valežu *valežixъ
vocative *valežu *valeža *valeži

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

  • *valъ (“disturbance, wave”)
    • *valěti (“to tumble”)
    • *valiti (“to crumble, to make to fall, to slain”)
    • *vaľati (“to knock down”)
      • *vaľakъ (instrument/agent noun)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ва́леж (válež)
    • Ukrainian: валіж (valiž)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “валеж”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вали, валва, валне”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 114
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