Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xalǫga

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, *xala +‎ *-ǫga.

Noun

*xalǫga f[1]

  1. fence, hedge, blockage

Inflection

Declension of *xalǫga (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *xalǫga *xalǫdzě *xalǫgy
genitive *xalǫgy *xalǫgu *xalǫgъ
dative *xalǫdzě *xalǫgama *xalǫgamъ
accusative *xalǫgǫ *xalǫdzě *xalǫgy
instrumental *xalǫgojǫ, *xalǫgǫ** *xalǫgama *xalǫgami
locative *xalǫdzě *xalǫgu *xalǫgasъ, *xalǫgaxъ*
vocative *xalǫgo *xalǫdzě *xalǫgy

* -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

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: халу́га (xalúha)
    • Russian: халу́га (xalúga) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: халу́га (xalúha)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xalǫga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 15

Further reading

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