Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъka
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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 *bělъ + *-ъka. Akin to Lithuanian bálnas (“white-backed”) and possibly to Latin faelēs (“cat, marten”).
Noun
*bělъka f
- creature with white colored torso
- → squirrel (East Slavic)
- → stone marten (Eastern South Slavic)
- → type of fish (Western South Slavic)
- pale skinned female
- albumen
Declension
Declension of *bělъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bělъka | *bělъcě | *bělъky |
| genitive | *bělъky | *bělъku | *bělъkъ |
| dative | *bělъcě | *bělъkama | *bělъkamъ |
| accusative | *bělъkǫ | *bělъcě | *bělъky |
| instrumental | *bělъkojǫ, *bělъkǫ** | *bělъkama | *bělъkami |
| locative | *bělъcě | *bělъku | *bělъkasъ, *bělъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *bělъko | *bělъcě | *bělъky |
* -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:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Albanian: bejkë (“white sheep”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 81
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “bȇlka”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si