Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dlaka
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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 earlier *tlaka, inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tlāˀkāˀ (compare *ordlo < *árˀtla). Compare Lithuanian lokỹs, Latvian lācis (“bear”).
Noun
[edit]*dlàka f (diminutive *dlačica)[1][2]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *dlàka (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dlàka | *dlàcě | *dlàky |
| genitive | *dlàky | *dlàku | *dlàkъ |
| dative | *dlàcě | *dlàkama | *dlàkamъ |
| accusative | *dlàkǫ | *dlàcě | *dlàky |
| instrumental | *dlàkojǫ, *dlàkǭ** | *dlàkama | *dlàkamī |
| locative | *dlàcě | *dlàku | *dlàkasъ, *dlàkaxъ* |
| vocative | *dlàko | *dlàcě | *dlàky |
* -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]nouns
- *vьlkodlakъ m (“werewolf”)
Descendants
[edit]- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: tlaka (< *tlaka)
References
[edit]- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “dlaka”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 235
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dolka?/*d(ь)laka?”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 63
Further reading
[edit]- Snoj, Marko (2016) “dláka”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
- Skok, Petar (1971) “dläka”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (A – J), Zagreb: JAZU, page 471