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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ručajь

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 *ručati (“to drone, to rattle”) +‎ *-ějь.

Noun

*ručajь m

  1. crook, brook

Alternative forms

Declension

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  • *řuti (“to roar”)
  • *ručati, *ručiti (“to drone, to rattle”)
  • *ruknǫti (“to gush”)

Descendants

From primary form Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value):

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ручаи (ručai)
      • Belarusian: руча́й (ručáj)
      • Ukrainian: руча́й (ručáj)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: ručej
    • Polish: ruczaj
    • Slovak: ručaj

From primary form *ručьjь:

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ручии (ručii)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Slovak: ručej
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: ručej

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M.; Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356
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