Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/babъka
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Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
*babъka f
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *babъka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *babъka | *babъcě | *babъky |
genitive | *babъky | *babъku | *babъkъ |
dative | *babъcě | *babъkama | *babъkamъ |
accusative | *babъkǫ | *babъcě | *babъky |
instrumental | *babъkojǫ, *babъkǫ** | *babъkama | *babъkami |
locative | *babъcě | *babъku | *babъkasъ, *babъkaxъ* |
vocative | *babъko | *babъcě | *babъky |
* -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).