Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьraka

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

Etymology

From *sьràti (“to shit”) +‎ *-ka.

Noun

*sьraka f

1. ass, buttocks

Declension

Declension of *sьraka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sьraka	*sьracě	*sьraky
genitive	*sьraky	*sьraku	*sьrakъ
dative	*sьracě	*sьrakama	*sьrakamъ
accusative	*sьrakǫ	*sьracě	*sьraky
instrumental	*sьrakojǫ, *sьrakǫ**	*sьrakama	*sьrakami
locative	*sьracě	*sьraku	*sьrakasъ, *sьrakaxъ*
vocative	*sьrako	*sьracě	*sьraky

^* -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).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *сьрака (*sĭraka)
    • Old Ruthenian: *сра́ка (*sráka)
      • Belarusian: сра́ка (sráka)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: сра́ка (sráka)
      • Ukrainian: сра́ка (sráka)
    • Russian: сра́ка (sráka)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: sraka

Further reading

• Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “сра́ка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 276
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “срати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 386