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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezdušьnъ

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

From *bezduxъ + *-ьnъ, or from *bez- (without) + *duxъ (spirit) + *-ьnъ, possibly a calque of Ancient Greek ἄψυχος (ápsukhos).

Adjective

*bezdušьnъ

  1. soulless, heartless

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бездушьнъ (bezdušĭnŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bezdušný
      • Czech: bezdušný
    • Polish: bezduszny
    • Slovak: bezdušný
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: bjezdušny

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezdušьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, pages 20-21
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