Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stǫpa
 |
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
edit_tol%C4%8De_s_%22%C5%A1tampom%22_v_posebnem_lesenem_mo%C5%BEnarju_(%22mrtau%22)_tobak_za_njuhat_1951.jpg)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Germanic, see German Stampfe, stampfen, English stamp etc.
Noun
editstǫ̀pa f[1]
- mortar, a vessel where ingredients are ground
- pounding-mill, stamp-mill for grain, the contrivance where corn had to be pounded in hollow blocks before the meal mill has been invented, called by the Romans pīstrīnum and in German Stampfmühle
Declension
editDeclension of *stǫ̀pa (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stǫ̀pa | *stǫ̀pě | *stǫ̀py |
| genitive | *stǫ̀py | *stǫ̀pu | *stǫ̀pъ |
| dative | *stǫ̀pě | *stǫ̀pama | *stǫ̀pamъ |
| accusative | *stǫ̀pǫ | *stǫ̀pě | *stǫ̀py |
| instrumental | *stǫ̀pojǫ, *stǫ̀pǭ** | *stǫ̀pama | *stǫ̀pamī |
| locative | *stǫ̀pě | *stǫ̀pu | *stǫ̀pasъ, *stǫ̀paxъ* |
| vocative | *stǫ̀po | *stǫ̀pě | *stǫ̀py |
* -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:
Further reading
edit- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ступа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress