Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lyžьka
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Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editFrom an earlier *lъga (“bending”) + *-ъka, reanalyzed to have a soft -ž- under the influence of *lъžica. For comparison, consider *vidlъka (“fork”) and *vidlica (“id”).
Noun
edit*lyžьka f
Inflection
editDeclension of *lyžьka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *lyžьka | *lyžьcě | *lyžьky |
genitive | *lyžьky | *lyžьku | *lyžьkъ |
dative | *lyžьcě | *lyžьkama | *lyžьkamъ |
accusative | *lyžьkǫ | *lyžьcě | *lyžьky |
instrumental | *lyžьkojǫ, *lyžьkǫ** | *lyžьkama | *lyžьkami |
locative | *lyžьcě | *lyžьku | *lyžьkasъ, *lyžьkaxъ* |
vocative | *lyžьko | *lyžьcě | *lyžьky |
* -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
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
edit- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lyžьka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 62
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ложка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress