Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьžьka

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 *stьga +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*stьžьka f

small path, trail

Inflection

Declension of *stьžьka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stьžьka	*stьžьcě	*stьžьky
genitive	*stьžьky	*stьžьku	*stьžьkъ
dative	*stьžьcě	*stьžьkama	*stьžьkamъ
accusative	*stьžьkǫ	*stьžьcě	*stьžьky
instrumental	stьžьkojǫ, stьžьkǫ^**	*stьžьkama	*stьžьkami
locative	*stьžьcě	*stьžьku	stьžьkasъ, stьžьkaxъ^*
vocative	*stьžьko	*stьžьcě	*stьžьky

^* -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).

Related terms

noun

*stьgna

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: сце́жка (scjéžka)
- Russian: стёжка (stjóžka)
- Ukrainian: сте́жка (stéžka)
West Slavic:
- Czech: stezka, stežka
- Old Polish: ścieżka, steżka
  - Polish: ścieżka
- Slovak: stezka
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: sćažka
  - Upper Sorbian: šćežka