Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čapľa
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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
Etymology
From earlier *čapja, from *čapati, thus originally meaning "grabber".
Noun
*čapľa f
Declension
Declension of *čapľa (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čapľa | *čapľi | *čapľę̇ |
| genitive | *čapľę̇ | *čapľu | *čapľь |
| dative | *čapľi | *čapľama | *čapľamъ |
| accusative | *čapľǫ | *čapľi | *čapľę̇ |
| instrumental | *čapľejǫ, *čapľǫ** | *čapľama | *čapľami |
| locative | *čapľi | *čapľu | *čapľasъ, *čapľaxъ* |
| vocative | *čapľe | *čapľi | *čapľę̇ |
* -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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “цапля”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čapja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 19
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “*čapľa”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 111