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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kotъka
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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
Declension
Declension of *kotъka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kotъka | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
| Accusative | *kotъkǫ | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
| Genitive | *kotъky | *kotъku | *kotъkъ |
| Locative | *kotъcě | *kotъku | *kotъkasъ, *kotъkaxъ* |
| Dative | *kotъcě | *kotъkama | *kotъkamъ |
| Instrumental | *kotъkojǫ, *kotъkǫ** | *kotъkama | *kotъkami |
| 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kotъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 212
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “котка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 676
Declension
Declension of *kotъka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kotъka | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
| Accusative | *kotъkǫ | *kotъcě | *kotъky |
| Genitive | *kotъky | *kotъku | *kotъkъ |
| Locative | *kotъcě | *kotъku | *kotъkasъ, *kotъkaxъ* |
| Dative | *kotъcě | *kotъkama | *kotъkamъ |
| Instrumental | *kotъkojǫ, *kotъkǫ** | *kotъkama | *kotъkami |
| 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
- *kotiti (“to roll, to tong”)
- *kotъkъ (“roller”)
- *kotučь (“roller, wheel”), *katučьka (“cart”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- → Albanian: kotkë (“bundle, curl”)
- → Aromanian: cotcă (“pulley”)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ко́тка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “котка³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 676
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