Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/(š)četina
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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
Noun
Declension
Declension of *(š)četina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *(š)četina | *(š)četině | *(š)četiny |
| genitive | *(š)četiny | *(š)četinu | *(š)četinъ |
| dative | *(š)četině | *(š)četinama | *(š)četinamъ |
| accusative | *(š)četinǫ | *(š)četině | *(š)četiny |
| instrumental | *(š)četinojǫ, *(š)četinǫ** | *(š)četinama | *(š)četinami |
| locative | *(š)četině | *(š)četinu | *(š)četinasъ, *(š)četinaxъ* |
| vocative | *(š)četino | *(š)četině | *(š)četiny |
* -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
- *(š)četъka (“brush”)
Descendants
With s-mobile:
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Slovene: ščetína (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Without s-mobile:
- South Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Albanian: çetinë
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ščetína”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan.*ščeti̋na”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1973) “щети́на”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 505
- Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “щетина”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN