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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rězvъ

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

Formed as *rězati (“to cut”) +‎ *-vъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-. Parallel to Proto-Slavic *rězъkъ (originally an u-stem).

Adjective

*rě̋zvъ[1]

  1. sharp, keen
    → frisky, high-spirited
  2. quick, swift

Declension

  • *rězъ (“edge, blade”)
  • *razъ (“tact, dash”)
  • *rězьcь (“cutter, incisor”)
  • *rězakъ (“mark, scar; circumcised man”)
  • *rězьnъ (“cut, carved”)
  • *rězьlivъ (“semi-sharp”)

Derived terms

  • *rězvo (“quickly, swiftly”) (adverb)
  • *rězvostь (“quickness, swiftness”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: рѣ́звый (rě́zvyj)
      • Belarusian: рэ́звы (rézvy)
      • Ukrainian: рі́звий (rízvyj)
    • Russian: ре́звый (rézvyj)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “?rězvъ rězva rězvo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b vild (PR 136)”
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