Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blizъ
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. It is uncertain whether the original meaning was:
- “discernible, obvious” from proto-meaning “to shine” as in Proto-Germanic *blaikaz (“bleak, pale”);
- “striking” from proto-meaning “to strike, to afflict” as in Lithuanian bláižyti (“to tear off, to scar”), Latvian bliêzt (“to beat”), and Latin flīgō (“to strike”).
Adjective
editInflection
editIndefinite declension of *blizъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *blizъ | *bliza | *blizo |
| genitive | *bliza | *blizy | *bliza |
| dative | *blizu | *blizě | *blizu |
| accusative | *blizъ | *blizǫ | *blizo |
| instrumental | *blizomь | *blizojǫ | *blizomь |
| locative | *blizě | *blizě | *blizě |
| vocative | *blize | *blizo | *blizo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bliza | *blizě | *blizě |
| genitive | *blizu | *blizu | *blizu |
| dative | *blizoma | *blizama | *blizoma |
| accusative | *bliza | *blizě | *blizě |
| instrumental | *blizoma | *blizama | *blizoma |
| locative | *blizu | *blizu | *blizu |
| vocative | *bliza | *blizě | *blizě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *blizi | *blizy | *bliza |
| genitive | *blizъ | *blizъ | *blizъ |
| dative | *blizomъ | *blizamъ | *blizomъ |
| accusative | *blizy | *blizy | *bliza |
| instrumental | *blizy | *blizami | *blizy |
| locative | *blizěxъ | *blizaxъ | *blizěxъ |
| vocative | *blizi | *blizy | *bliza |
Definite declension of *blizъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *blizъjь | *blizaja | *blizoje |
| genitive | *blizajego | *blizyję̇ | *blizajego |
| dative | *blizujemu | *blizěji | *blizujemu |
| accusative | *blizъjь | *blizǫjǫ | *blizoje |
| instrumental | *blizyjimь | *blizǫjǫ | *blizyjimь |
| locative | *blizějemь | *blizěji | *blizějemь |
| vocative | *blizъjь | *blizaja | *blizoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *blizaja | *blizěji | *blizěji |
| genitive | *blizuju | *blizuju | *blizuju |
| dative | *blizyjima | *blizyjima | *blizyjima |
| accusative | *blizaja | *blizěji | *blizěji |
| instrumental | *blizyjima | *blizyjima | *blizyjima |
| locative | *blizuju | *blizuju | *blizuju |
| vocative | *blizaja | *blizěji | *blizěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bliziji | *blizyję̇ | *blizaja |
| genitive | *blizъjixъ | *blizъjixъ | *blizъjixъ |
| dative | *blizyjimъ | *blizyjimъ | *blizyjimъ |
| accusative | *blizyję̇ | *blizyję̇ | *blizaja |
| instrumental | *blizyjimi | *blizyjimi | *blizyjimi |
| locative | *blizyjixъ | *blizyjixъ | *blizyjixъ |
| vocative | *bliziji | *blizyję̇ | *blizaja |
Derived terms
edit- *bližati (“to neighbor”)
- *bližěnьje (“proximation, neighboring”)
- *bližiti (“to get closer”)
- *blizьnьcь (“twin”)
- *blizъkъ (“near, close”)
- *bližьnъ (“fellow, dear”)
- *blizostь (“proximity, closeness”)
Descendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
edit- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blizъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 121
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “близ”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
edit- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*blizъ I; *blizъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45: “adj. o ‘near, close’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “blizъ -a -o”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 105f., 188); a/b (PR 133)”