Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьžьka
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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]*stьžьka f
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *stьžьka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stьžьka | *stьžьcě | *stьžьky |
| genitive | *stьžьky | *stьžьku | *stьžьkъ |
| dative | *stьžьcě | *stьžьkama | *stьžьkamъ |
| accusative | *stьžьkǫ | *stьžьcě | *stьžьky |
| instrumental | *stьžьkojǫ, *stьžьkǫ** | *stьžьkama | *stьžьkami |
| locative | *stьžьcě | *stьžьku | *stьžьkasъ, *stьžьkaxъ* |
| vocative | *stьžьko | *stьžьcě | *stьžьky |
* -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).
Related terms
[edit]noun
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стезя́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress