Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pěxota
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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 *pěxъ + *-ota, the first element being derived from Proto-Indo-European *pēd-, a variant of *ped-.
Noun[edit]
*pěxota f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *pěxota (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pěxota | *pěxotě | *pěxoty |
| genitive | *pěxoty | *pěxotu | *pěxotъ |
| dative | *pěxotě | *pěxotama | *pěxotamъ |
| accusative | *pěxotǫ | *pěxotě | *pěxoty |
| instrumental | *pěxotojǫ, *pěxotǫ** | *pěxotama | *pěxotami |
| locative | *pěxotě | *pěxotu | *pěxotasъ, *pěxotaxъ* |
| vocative | *pěxoto | *pěxotě | *pěxoty |
* -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).
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пехота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress