Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/babušьka
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editNoun
edit*babušьka f
- diminutive of *baba (“grandmother”): granny
- old lady
Declension
editDeclension of *babušьka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *babušьka | *babušьcě | *babušьky |
genitive | *babušьky | *babušьku | *babušьkъ |
dative | *babušьcě | *babušьkama | *babušьkamъ |
accusative | *babušьkǫ | *babušьcě | *babušьky |
instrumental | *babušьkojǫ, *babušьkǫ** | *babušьkama | *babušьkami |
locative | *babušьcě | *babušьku | *babušьkasъ, *babušьkaxъ* |
vocative | *babušьko | *babušьcě | *babušьky |
* -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).