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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ovьca
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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
Etymology
From *ovь + *-ьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Exact cognate of Sanskrit अविक (avika), suggesting Proto-Indo-European *h₂ów-i-keh.
Inflection
Declension of *ovьcà (soft a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ovьcà | *ovь̀ci | *ovьcę̇̀ |
| Accusative | *ovьcǫ̀ | *ovь̀ci | *ovьcę̇̀ |
| Genitive | *ovьcę̇̀ | *ovьcù | *ovь̀cь |
| Locative | *ovьcì | *ovьcù | *ovьcàsъ, *ovьcàxъ* |
| Dative | *ovьcì | *ovьcàma | *ovьcàmъ |
| Instrumental | *ovьcèjǫ, *ovь̀cǫ** | *ovьcàma | *ovьcàmī |
| Vocative | *ovьce | *ovь̀ci | *ovьcę̇̀ |
* -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).
Declension of *ovьcà (soft a-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ovьcà | *ȍvьci | *ȍvьcę̇ |
| Accusative | *ȍvьcǫ | *ȍvьci | *ȍvьcę̇ |
| Genitive | *ovьcę̇́ | *ovьcù | *ovь̀cь |
| Locative | *ȍvьcī | *ovьcù | *ovьcàsъ, *ovьcàxъ* |
| Dative | *ovьcì | *ovьcàma | *ovьcàmъ |
| Instrumental | *ovьcejǫ́ | *ovьcàma | *ovьcàmi |
| Vocative | *ovьce | *ȍvьci | *ȍvьcę̇ |
* -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.
Related terms
- *ovьnъ (“ram”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “овца”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ovьcà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 384
- Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*ovьca”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 202
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