Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zasluga

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

A deverbal of *zaslužiti, ultimately, derived from *sluga.

Noun

*zasluga f

  1. merit

Inflection

Declension of *zasluga (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zasluga *zasludzě *zaslugy
genitive *zaslugy *zaslugu *zaslugъ
dative *zasludzě *zaslugama *zaslugamъ
accusative *zaslugǫ *zasludzě *zaslugy
instrumental *zaslugojǫ, *zaslugǫ** *zaslugama *zaslugami
locative *zasludzě *zaslugu *zaslugasъ, *zaslugaxъ*
vocative *zaslugo *zasludzě *zaslugy

* -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

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