Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gorьčica
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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]Noun
[edit]*gorьčica f
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *gorьčica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gorьčica | *gorьčici | *gorьčicę̇ |
| genitive | *gorьčicę̇ | *gorьčicu | *gorьčicь |
| dative | *gorьčici | *gorьčicama | *gorьčicamъ |
| accusative | *gorьčicǫ | *gorьčici | *gorьčicę̇ |
| instrumental | *gorьčicejǫ, *gorьčicǫ** | *gorьčicama | *gorьčicami |
| locative | *gorьčici | *gorьčicu | *gorьčicasъ, *gorьčicaxъ* |
| vocative | *gorьčice | *gorьčici | *gorьčicę̇ |
* -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]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: горчи́ца (gorčíca)
- Slovene: gọ̑rčica (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “горчи́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress