Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voržьba

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

By surface analysis, *voržiti +‎ *-ьba.

Noun

*voržьba f

  1. fortune-telling, sorcery, witchcraft

Declension

Declension of *voržьba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *voržьba *voržьbě *voržьby
genitive *voržьby *voržьbu *voržьbъ
dative *voržьbě *voržьbama *voržьbamъ
accusative *voržьbǫ *voržьbě *voržьby
instrumental *voržьbojǫ, *voržьbǫ** *voržьbama *voržьbami
locative *voržьbě *voržьbu *voržьbasъ, *voržьbaxъ*
vocative *voržьbo *voržьbě *voržьby

* -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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  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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