< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skama
 |
This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Balkan Slavic isoglass of uncertain origin.
Supposed to be a loanword from Ancient Greek σκάμμα (skámma, “trench, pit with sand”), based on the presumption that it is related to the late borrowings скамак (skamak), скамай (skamaj, “sliver, roll of cotton”) from Greek σκαμάγγι (skamángi, “roll of cotton”). Additionally compared to Romanian scamă (“fuzz, lint, fluff”).
An alternative line of derivation relates it to Vulgar Latin scuma (“foam”), itself of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”).
Noun
*skama f
Declension
Declension of *skama (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *skama | *skamě | *skamy |
| Accusative | *skamǫ | *skamě | *skamy |
| Genitive | *skamy | *skamu | *skamъ |
| Locative | *skamě | *skamu | *skamasъ, *skamaxъ* |
| Dative | *skamě | *skamama | *skamamъ |
| Instrumental | *skamojǫ, *skamǫ** | *skamama | *skamami |
| Vocative | *skamo | *skamě | *skamy |
* -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
- *skamiti (“to puddle, to grime”)
- *skamavъ (“murky, filthy”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (2002), “скама”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 722
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.