Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovь

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

Expected reflex of Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.

Noun

*ovь f

1. sheep

Inflection

Declension of *ovь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ovь	*ovi	*ovi
genitive	*ovi	*ovьju, *ovľu*	*ovьjь, *ovi*
dative	*ovi	*ovьma	*ovьmъ
accusative	*ovь	*ovi	*ovi
instrumental	*ovьjǫ, *ovľǫ*	*ovьma	*ovьmi
locative	*ovi	*ovьju, *ovľu*	*ovьxъ
vocative	*ovi	*ovi	*ovi

^* 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).

Derived terms

nouns

• *ovьca f (“sheep”)
• *ovьnъ m (“ram”)

 

Related terms

nouns

• *ovьčakъ m
• *ovьčarica f
• *ovьčarikъ m
• *ovьčarьka f
• *ovьčarьkъ m
• *ovьčarьnica f
• *ovьčarьnikъ m
• *ovьčarьnь f
• *ovьčarьňa f
• *ovьčarьstvo n
• *ovьčařь m
• *ovьčę n
• *ovьčętina f
• *ovьčica f
• *ovьčina f
• *ovьčinьcь m
• *ovьčinьnikъ m
• *ovьčinъka f
• *ovьčka f
• *ovьčuxъ m
• *ovьnařь f
• *ovьňь n

 

adjective

• *ovьčarevъ
• *ovьčarьnъ
• *ovьčarьskъ
• *ovьčinьnъ
• *ovьčinъ
• *ovьčьnъ
• *ovьčjь
• *ovьnovъ