Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъžica
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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]
From *lъga (“bending”) + *-ica. An alternative variant of *lyžьka.
Noun[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *lъžica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lъžica | *lъžici | *lъžicę̇ |
| genitive | *lъžicę̇ | *lъžicu | *lъžicь |
| dative | *lъžici | *lъžicama | *lъžicamъ |
| accusative | *lъžicǫ | *lъžici | *lъžicę̇ |
| instrumental | *lъžicejǫ, *lъžicǫ** | *lъžicama | *lъžicami |
| locative | *lъžici | *lъžicu | *lъžicasъ, *lъžicaxъ* |
| vocative | *lъžice | *lъžici | *lъžicę̇ |
* -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[edit]
- *lъžičьka (“teaspoon”)
- *lъžičarjь (“spoon maker”)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[1], University of Vienna, page 6: “*lъži̋ca”
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lъžica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 257