vъ̑šь

vъ̑šь Grammatical information: f. i Accent paradigm: c Proto-Slavic meaning: `louse'

Russian:

voš' `louse' [f i], vši [Gens]

Old Russian:

vъšь `louse' [f i]

Czech:

veš `louse' [f i]

Slovak:

voš `louse' [f i]

Polish:

wesz `louse' [f i]

Upper Sorbian:

woš `louse' [f i]

Serbo-Croatian:

vȃš `louse' [f i], vȁši [Gens];

ȗš `louse' [f i], ȕši [Gens]

Slovene:

ùš `louse' [f i], ušȋ [Gens];

ȗš `louse' [f i]

Lithuanian:

utėlė̃ `louse' [f ē] 3^b;

utìs (Žem.) `louse' [f i] 4

Latvian:

uts `louse' [f i]

Comments: It is unclear if and how Slavic *vъšь and Baltic *ut- are related. The forms may have been distorted for reasons of taboo. It cannot be excluded that OHG lūs f. `louse' also belongs here.

Other cognates:

OHG lūs `louse' [f]