Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/znojь

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

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Noun

*znojь m

  1. heat
  2. swelter

Declension

Declension of *znojь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *znojь *znoja *znoji
genitive *znoja *znoju *znojь
dative *znoju *znojema *znojemъ
accusative *znojь *znoja *znoję̇
instrumental *znojьmь, *znojemь* *znojema *znoji
locative *znoji *znoju *znojixъ
vocative *znoju *znoja *znoji

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: знои (znoi)
      • Russian: зной (znoj)
      • Ukrainian: знiй (znij)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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