Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъžica

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 *lъga (“bending”) +‎ *-ica. An alternative variant of *lyžьka.

Noun

*lъžica f

1. spoon

Inflection

Declension of *lъžica (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lъžica	*lъžici	*lъžicę̇
genitive	*lъžicę̇	*lъžicu	*lъžicь
dative	*lъžici	*lъžicama	*lъžicamъ
accusative	*lъžicǫ	*lъžici	*lъžicę̇
instrumental	*lъžicejǫ, *lъžicǫ**	*lъžicama	*lъžicami
locative	*lъžici	*lъžicu	*lъžicasъ, *lъžicaxъ*
vocative	*lъžice	*lъžici	*lъžicę̇

^* -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).

Derived terms

• *lъžičьka (“teaspoon”)
• *lъžičarjь (“spoon maker”)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: лъжи́ца (lǎžíca)
  • Macedonian: лажица (lažica)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: жли̏ца

    Latin script: žlȉca

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: lžícě
    • Czech: lžíce
      • Bohemian (Chod dialect): žíce
      • Moravian (Mistřice): užica
  • Sorbian:

    Lower Sorbian: łžyca

    Upper Sorbian: łžica