Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьčelъka

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *bъčelъka (Sławski)

Etymology

From *bьčelà (“bee”) +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*bьčelъka f

1. diminutive of *bьčelà (“bee”)

Declension

Declension of *bьčelъka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bьčelъka	*bьčelъcě	*bьčelъky
genitive	*bьčelъky	*bьčelъku	*bьčelъkъ
dative	*bьčelъcě	*bьčelъkama	*bьčelъkamъ
accusative	*bьčelъkǫ	*bьčelъcě	*bьčelъky
instrumental	*bьčelъkojǫ, *bьčelъkǫ**	*bьčelъkama	*bьčelъkami
locative	*bьčelъcě	*bьčelъku	*bьčelъkasъ, *bьčelъkaxъ*
vocative	*bьčelъko	*bьčelъcě	*bьčelъky

^* -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).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *бьчелъка (*bĭčelŭka)
    • Old Ruthenian: *бчо́лка (*bčólka), пчо́лка (pčólka)
      • Belarusian: пщолки pl (dialectal)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: пчо́лка (pčólka)
      • Ukrainian: бджі́лка (bdžílka); пчі́лка (pčílka) (dialectal)
    • Russian: пчёлка (pčólka)
• South Slavic:
  • Macedonian: пчелка (pčelka) (dialectal)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: včelka
    • Czech: včelka
  • Old Polish: pczołka
    • Polish: pszczółka; pczołka (archaic)
  • Slovak: včielka; pčolka (dialectal)
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: cołka; pcołka (archaic)
    • Upper Sorbian: pčołka