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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žukъ

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

Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

*žukъ m

  1. beetle (insect)

Declension
Declension of *žukъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *žukъ *žuka *žuci
genitive *žuka *žuku *žukъ
dative *žuku *žukoma *žukomъ
accusative *žukъ *žuka *žuky
instrumental *žukъmь, *žukomь* *žukoma *žuky
locative *žucě *žuku *žucěxъ
vocative *žuče *žuka *žuci
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: жукъ (žukŭ)
  • West Slavic:
    • ⇒ Czech: žukat
    • Polabian: zauk
    • Polish: żuk
    • Sorbian:
      Upper Sorbian: žuk

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