Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrica
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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]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]*žьrica f
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *žьrica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žьrica | *žьrici | *žьricę̇ |
| genitive | *žьricę̇ | *žьricu | *žьricь |
| dative | *žьrici | *žьricama | *žьricamъ |
| accusative | *žьricǫ | *žьrici | *žьricę̇ |
| instrumental | *žьricejǫ, *žьricǫ** | *žьricama | *žьricami |
| locative | *žьrici | *žьricu | *žьricasъ, *žьricaxъ* |
| vocative | *žьrice | *žьrici | *žьricę̇ |
* -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).