Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xabъ

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *skāˀbas, equivalent to *xabiti +‎ *-ъ. Cognate with Latvian skâbs (sour), Lithuanian skóbas (sour).

Adjective

*xabъ

  1. weak

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *xabъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xabъ *xaba *xabo
genitive *xaba *xaby *xaba
dative *xabu *xabě *xabu
accusative *xabъ *xabǫ *xabo
instrumental *xabomь *xabojǫ *xabomь
locative *xabě *xabě *xabě
vocative *xabe *xabo *xabo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xaba *xabě *xabě
genitive *xabu *xabu *xabu
dative *xaboma *xabama *xaboma
accusative *xaba *xabě *xabě
instrumental *xaboma *xabama *xaboma
locative *xabu *xabu *xabu
vocative *xaba *xabě *xabě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xabi *xaby *xaba
genitive *xabъ *xabъ *xabъ
dative *xabomъ *xabamъ *xabomъ
accusative *xaby *xaby *xaba
instrumental *xaby *xabami *xaby
locative *xaběxъ *xabaxъ *xaběxъ
vocative *xabi *xaby *xaba
Definite declension of *xabъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xabъjь *xabaja *xaboje
genitive *xabajego *xabyję̇ *xabajego
dative *xabujemu *xaběji *xabujemu
accusative *xabъjь *xabǫjǫ *xaboje
instrumental *xabyjimь *xabǫjǫ *xabyjimь
locative *xabějemь *xaběji *xabějemь
vocative *xabъjь *xabaja *xaboje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xabaja *xaběji *xaběji
genitive *xabuju *xabuju *xabuju
dative *xabyjima *xabyjima *xabyjima
accusative *xabaja *xaběji *xaběji
instrumental *xabyjima *xabyjima *xabyjima
locative *xabuju *xabuju *xabuju
vocative *xabaja *xaběji *xaběji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xabiji *xabyję̇ *xabaja
genitive *xabъjixъ *xabъjixъ *xabъjixъ
dative *xabyjimъ *xabyjimъ *xabyjimъ
accusative *xabyję̇ *xabyję̇ *xabaja
instrumental *xabyjimi *xabyjimi *xabyjimi
locative *xabyjixъ *xabyjixъ *xabyjixъ
vocative *xabiji *xabyję̇ *xabaja

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: chabý
    • Slovak: chabý

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*xabъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 201