Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ženъka
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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 *ženà (“woman; wife”) + *-ъka (“diminutive suffix”).
Noun
*žènъka f
Inflection
Declension of *ženъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ženъka | *ženъcě | *ženъky |
| genitive | *ženъky | *ženъku | *ženъkъ |
| dative | *ženъcě | *ženъkama | *ženъkamъ |
| accusative | *ženъkǫ | *ženъcě | *ženъky |
| instrumental | *ženъkojǫ, *ženъkǫ** | *ženъkama | *ženъkami |
| locative | *ženъcě | *ženъku | *ženъkasъ, *ženъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *ženъko | *ženъcě | *ženъky |
* -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
- The template Template:R:be:ESBM does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “жо́нка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka