Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščepa
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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
Possibly, related to *skopiti (“to geld”)
Noun
*ščepa f
Inflection
Declension of *ščepa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ščepa | *ščepě | *ščepy |
| genitive | *ščepy | *ščepu | *ščepъ |
| dative | *ščepě | *ščepama | *ščepamъ |
| accusative | *ščepǫ | *ščepě | *ščepy |
| instrumental | *ščepojǫ, *ščepǫ** | *ščepama | *ščepami |
| locative | *ščepě | *ščepu | *ščepasъ, *ščepaxъ* |
| vocative | *ščepo | *ščepě | *ščepy |
* -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).
Derived terms
Related terms
- *ščapъ (“stick”) (with long grade)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Slovene: ščèр, ščéрǝk, ščерíса (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Polish: szсzера
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щепа́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress