Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/klěšča
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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 Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)loyḱ-t-yeh₂, from *k(ʷ)leyḱ-. Cognates include Lithuanian klìšė (“crab's pincer”).
Noun
[edit]*klěšča f[1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *klěšča (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *klěšča | *klěšči | *klěščę̇ |
| genitive | *klěščę̇ | *klěšču | *klěščь |
| dative | *klěšči | *klěščama | *klěščamъ |
| accusative | *klěščǫ | *klěšči | *klěščę̇ |
| instrumental | *klěščejǫ, *klěščǫ** | *klěščama | *klěščami |
| locative | *klěšči | *klěšču | *klěščasъ, *klěščaxъ* |
| vocative | *klěšče | *klěšči | *klěščę̇ |
* -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).
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klěšči мн./*klěšča”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 20
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кле́щи́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*klěšča”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224: “f. jā ‘claw, pincer’”