Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plьsky
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editCognate with Lithuanian pliskėti (“to clear out, to polish”), both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, to splice”). Further related to Proto-Slavic *plьxъ (“bald”) (whence Czech plchý), *plěšь (“bald”), Lithuanian plìkas (“bald”), Latvian pliks (“naked, bare”).
Noun
edit*plьsky f
Usage notes
editOnly attested in toponyms, so the exact meaning is unclear.
Declension
editDeclension of *plьsky (hard v-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *plьsky | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvi |
genitive | *plьskъve | *plьskъvu | *plьskъvъ |
dative | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvьma, *plьskъvama* | *plьskъvьmъ, *plьskъvamъ* |
accusative | *plьskъvь | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvi |
instrumental | *plьskъvьjǫ, *plьskъvľǫ** | *plьskъvьma, *plьskъvama* | *plьskъvьmi, *plьskъvami* |
locative | *plьskъve | *plьskъvu | *plьskъvьxъ, *plьskъvaxъ* |
vocative | *plьsky | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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:
Further reading
edit- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Псков”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress