Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xava
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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
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Etymology
[edit]Derived from a root with extended vocalism *xv- > *xov- > *xav- + *-a, from *xvòja (“needles or branches of a coniferous tree”).
Noun
[edit]*xava f[1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *xava (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xava | *xavě | *xavy |
| genitive | *xavy | *xavu | *xavъ |
| dative | *xavě | *xavama | *xavamъ |
| accusative | *xavǫ | *xavě | *xavy |
| instrumental | *xavojǫ, *xavǫ** | *xavama | *xavami |
| locative | *xavě | *xavu | *xavasъ, *xavaxъ* |
| vocative | *xavo | *xavě | *xavy |
* -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
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xava”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 23