Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kotъka
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Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Originally a diminutive form of *kòtъ (“cat”) + *-ъka (“diminutive suffix”).
Noun[edit]
*kòtъka f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *kotъka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *kotъka | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
genitive | *kotъky | *kotъku | *kotъkъ |
dative | *kotъcě | *kotъkama | *kotъkamъ |
accusative | *kotъkǫ | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
instrumental | *kotъkojǫ, *kotъkǫ** | *kotъkama | *kotъkami |
locative | *kotъcě | *kotъku | *kotъkasъ, *kotъkaxъ* |
vocative | *kotъko | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
* -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).
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kotъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 212
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 676
Etymology 2[edit]
From *koty (“anchor”) + *-ъka (“diminutive suffix”).
Noun[edit]
*kòtъka f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *kotъka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *kotъka | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
genitive | *kotъky | *kotъku | *kotъkъ |
dative | *kotъcě | *kotъkama | *kotъkamъ |
accusative | *kotъkǫ | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
instrumental | *kotъkojǫ, *kotъkǫ** | *kotъkama | *kotъkami |
locative | *kotъcě | *kotъku | *kotъkasъ, *kotъkaxъ* |
vocative | *kotъko | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
* -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).
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- South Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ко́тка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котка³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 676