Appendix:Proto-Slavic/bьčela
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This entry contains Proto-Slavic reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
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Proto-Slavic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
A deverbative of *bučati (“to make noise, roar”). A bee is, therefore, the one that makes noise.
Alternatively from North-West Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-kʷo-, en extension of root *bʰi- - compare *biti (“to beat, hit”).
In OCS canon, form бьчєла (bĭčela) occurs just once, in Psalterium Sinaiticum, but then since the form бъчєла (bŭčela) is just as rare, it's impossible to precisely reconstruct late Proto-Slavic form on the basis of Old Church Slavonic.
Indo-European cognates include Old Irish bech (Irish beach), Old High German bīa, Old English bēo (English bee), Dutch bij, dialectal German Beie (German Biene), Old Norse bý (Danish and Swedish bi), Latvian bite, Lithuanian bìtė.
Noun [edit]
*bьčela f
Declension [edit]
Declension of *bьčela (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bьčela | *bьčelě | *bьčely |
| Accusative | *bьčelǫ | *bьčelě | *bьčely |
| Genitive | *bьčely | *bьčelu | *bьčelъ |
| Locative | *bьčelě | *bьčelu | *bьčelaxъ |
| Dative | *bьčelě | *bьčelama | *bьčelamъ |
| Instrumental | *bьčelojǫ | *bьčelama | *bьčelami |
| Vocative | *bьčelo | *bьčelě | *bьčely |
Descendants [edit]
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
