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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sujь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Usually compared with Latin cavus (“hollow”), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty, baren”), Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”), Old Armenian սոր (sor, “hole”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (“to get hollow”). May be further related to Proto-Slavic *sovati (“to shove”) (of undetermined origin).
Sometimes, also compared with Lithuanian sáuja (“handful”), Latvian saũja (“handful”).
Inflection
Accent paradigm a.
Indefinite declension of *sujь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sujь | *suja | *suje |
| genitive | *suja | *suję̇ | *suja |
| dative | *suju | *suji | *suju |
| accusative | *sujь | *sujǫ | *suje |
| instrumental | *sujemь | *sujejǫ | *sujemь |
| locative | *suji | *suji | *suji |
| vocative | *suju | *suje | *suje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *suja | *suji | *suji |
| genitive | *suju | *suju | *suju |
| dative | *sujema | *sujama | *sujema |
| accusative | *suja | *suji | *suji |
| instrumental | *sujema | *sujama | *sujema |
| locative | *suju | *suju | *suju |
| vocative | *suja | *suji | *suji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *suji | *suję̇ | *suja |
| genitive | *sujь | *sujь | *sujь |
| dative | *sujemъ | *sujamъ | *sujemъ |
| accusative | *suję̇ | *suję̇ | *suja |
| instrumental | *suji | *sujami | *suji |
| locative | *sujixъ | *sujaxъ | *sujixъ |
| vocative | *suji | *suję̇ | *suja |
Definite declension of *sujь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sujьjь | *sujaja | *sujeje |
| genitive | *sujajego | *suję̇ję̇ | *sujajego |
| dative | *sujujemu | *sujiji | *sujujemu |
| accusative | *sujьjь | *sujǫjǫ | *sujeje |
| instrumental | *sujijimь | *sujǫjǫ | *sujijimь |
| locative | *sujijemь | *sujiji | *sujijemь |
| vocative | *sujьjь | *sujaja | *sujeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *sujaja | *sujiji | *sujiji |
| genitive | *sujuju | *sujuju | *sujuju |
| dative | *sujijima | *sujijima | *sujijima |
| accusative | *sujaja | *sujiji | *sujiji |
| instrumental | *sujijima | *sujijima | *sujijima |
| locative | *sujuju | *sujuju | *sujuju |
| vocative | *sujaja | *sujiji | *sujiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *sujiji | *suję̇ję̇ | *sujaja |
| genitive | *sujьjixъ | *sujьjixъ | *sujьjixъ |
| dative | *sujijimъ | *sujijimъ | *sujijimъ |
| accusative | *suję̇ję̇ | *suję̇ję̇ | *sujaja |
| instrumental | *sujijimi | *sujijimi | *sujijimi |
| locative | *sujijixъ | *sujijixъ | *sujijixъ |
| vocative | *sujiji | *suję̇ję̇ | *sujaja |
Derived terms
- *sujьma, *sujеmьje (“anxiety”)
- *sujeta (“vanity”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “суе”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “суета”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 556
- всує in Горох.ua (етимологія)
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