Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zudъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Not entirely clear:
- Vasmer: Akin to Lithuanian žaudùs, žiaudùs (“itchy, irritating”), formally matching related Proto-Slavic *zudъkъ (“itchy”) (whence Russian зу́дкий, зудко́й (zúdkij, zudkój, “itchy”)). Possibly further related to Old Norse kaun (“ulcer, abscess”) (Proto-Germanic *kauną).
- Preobrazhensky: Perhaps deverbal from homophonous onomatopoeia *zuděti (“to buzz, to hum”). For the semantic development, compare the phrase Russian зуде́ть на у́хо (zudétʹ na úxo, “to vex, to nag”) (literally: “to buzz on one's ear”).
Noun
*zȗdъ m[1] (East Slavic)
- itch
- Synonyms: *svorbъ, *svędъ
- itchiness, irritation
- Synonyms: *draznь, *svьrbežь
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zȗdъ | *zȗda | *zȗdi |
| genitive | *zȗda | *zudù | *zũdъ |
| dative | *zȗdu | *zudomà | *zudòmъ |
| accusative | *zȗdъ | *zȗda | *zȗdy |
| instrumental | *zȗdъmь, *zȗdomь* | *zudomà | *zudý |
| locative | *zȗdě | *zudù | *zudě̃xъ |
| vocative | *zude | *zȗda | *zȗdi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *zuděti, *zuditi (“to itch, to irritate”)
Related terms
- *zudъkъ (“itchy”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: зуд (zud)
References
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зуд”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- “žiaudus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012