Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščeka
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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
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- *ščęka (with secondary nasalization)
Etymology
[edit]Possible cognates include Old Norse skagi (“low cape, ness”) and skegg (“beard”).
Noun
[edit]*ščeka f
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *ščeka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ščeka | *ščecě | *ščeky |
| genitive | *ščeky | *ščeku | *ščekъ |
| dative | *ščecě | *ščekama | *ščekamъ |
| accusative | *ščekǫ | *ščecě | *ščeky |
| instrumental | *ščekojǫ, *ščekǫ** | *ščekama | *ščekami |
| locative | *ščecě | *ščeku | *ščekasъ, *ščekaxъ* |
| vocative | *ščeko | *ščecě | *ščeky |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
[edit]noun
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щека́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress