Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/družьja
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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]*družьjà f
Declension
[edit]According to the Dybo’s system, the form belongs to the accent type B and to the accent curve variant Bc.
Declension of *družьja (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *družьja | *družьji | *družьję̇ |
| genitive | *družьję̇ | *družьju | *družьjь |
| dative | *družьji | *družьjama | *družьjamъ |
| accusative | *družьjǫ | *družьji | *družьję̇ |
| instrumental | *družьjejǫ, *družьjǫ** | *družьjama | *družьjami |
| locative | *družьji | *družьju | *družьjasъ, *družьjaxъ* |
| vocative | *družьje | *družьji | *družьję̇ |
* -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).