Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьcaka

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

Etymology

From *sьcati (“to piss”) +‎ *-ka.

Noun

*sьcaka f

1. urine

Declension

Declension of *sьcaka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sьcaka	*sьcacě	*sьcaky
genitive	*sьcaky	*sьcaku	*sьcakъ
dative	*sьcacě	*sьcakama	*sьcakamъ
accusative	*sьcakǫ	*sьcacě	*sьcaky
instrumental	*sьcakojǫ, *sьcakǫ**	*sьcakama	*sьcakami
locative	*sьcacě	*sьcaku	*sьcakasъ, *sьcakaxъ*
vocative	*sьcako	*sьcacě	*sьcaky

^* -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).

Related terms

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seykʷ-‎ (0 c, 10 e)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *сьцака (*sĭcaka), сьсака (sĭsaka)
    • Old Ruthenian: *сца́ка (*scáka)
      • Ukrainian: сця́ки pl (scjáky)
    • Russian: сца́ка (scáka), сса́ка (ssáka), сца́ки pl (scáki) (dialectal)