Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščelina
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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
*ščelь (“crack, fracture”) + *-ina
Noun
*ščelina f
Inflection
Declension of *ščelina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ščelina | *ščelině | *ščeliny |
| genitive | *ščeliny | *ščelinu | *ščelinъ |
| dative | *ščelině | *ščelinama | *ščelinamъ |
| accusative | *ščelinǫ | *ščelině | *ščeliny |
| instrumental | *ščelinojǫ, *ščelinǫ** | *ščelinama | *ščelinami |
| locative | *ščelině | *ščelinu | *ščelinasъ, *ščelinaxъ* |
| vocative | *ščelino | *ščelině | *ščeliny |
* -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).
Related terms
- *ščelьje (“rocky coastline, shore”)
- *ščelьnъ, *ščelevъ (“cracked”)
- *ščelistъ, *ščelęstъ (“cloven, cleft”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: шчы́ліна (ščýlina)
- ⇒ Russian: расще́лина (rasščélina)
- Ukrainian: щі́лина (ščílyna), щіли́на (ščilýna)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- щілина in Горох.ua (Етимологія)