Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěvъka
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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]From *cěva (“shine-bone, tube, bobbin, spool”) + *-ъka.
Noun
[edit]*cěvъka f
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *cěvъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *cěvъka | *cěvъcě | *cěvъky |
| genitive | *cěvъky | *cěvъku | *cěvъkъ |
| dative | *cěvъcě | *cěvъkama | *cěvъkamъ |
| accusative | *cěvъkǫ | *cěvъcě | *cěvъky |
| instrumental | *cěvъkojǫ, *cěvъkǫ** | *cěvъkama | *cěvъkami |
| locative | *cěvъcě | *cěvъku | *cěvъkasъ, *cěvъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *cěvъko | *cěvъcě | *cěvъky |
* -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).
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cěvъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 191
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “це́вка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress