Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kurica
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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]
*kurica f
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *kurica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kurica | *kurici | *kuricę̇ |
| genitive | *kuricę̇ | *kuricu | *kuricь |
| dative | *kurici | *kuricama | *kuricamъ |
| accusative | *kuricǫ | *kurici | *kuricę̇ |
| instrumental | *kuricejǫ, *kuricǫ** | *kuricama | *kuricami |
| locative | *kurici | *kuricu | *kuricasъ, *kuricaxъ* |
| vocative | *kurice | *kurici | *kuricę̇ |
* -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]
References[edit]
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kurica”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 257