Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/božьnica
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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]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]*božьnica f[1][2] (North Slavic)
Declension
[edit]Declension of *božьnica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *božьnica | *božьnici | *božьnicę̇ |
| genitive | *božьnicę̇ | *božьnicu | *božьnicь |
| dative | *božьnici | *božьnicama | *božьnicamъ |
| accusative | *božьnicǫ | *božьnici | *božьnicę̇ |
| instrumental | *božьnicejǫ, *božьnicǫ** | *božьnicama | *božьnicami |
| locative | *božьnici | *božьnicu | *božьnicasъ, *božьnicaxъ* |
| vocative | *božьnice | *božьnici | *božьnicę̇ |
* -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]References
[edit]- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*božьnica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 229
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “božьnica”, in Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 345