Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xolъka
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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]*xòlъka f
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *ženъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ženъka | *ženъcě | *ženъky |
| genitive | *ženъky | *ženъku | *ženъkъ |
| dative | *ženъcě | *ženъkama | *ženъkamъ |
| accusative | *ženъkǫ | *ženъcě | *ženъky |
| instrumental | *ženъkojǫ, *ženъkǫ** | *ženъkama | *ženъkami |
| locative | *ženъcě | *ženъku | *ženъkasъ, *ženъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *ženъko | *ženъcě | *ženъky |
* -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]Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xolъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 66
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “хо́лка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 195
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хо́лка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress