Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bǫba
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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 a Proto-Indo-European expressive root *bew-, *bow- (“to swell; ball”); see βῠβός (bubós, “full, great”)
Noun
*bǫba f
Inflection
Declension of *bǫba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bǫba | *bǫbě | *bǫby |
| genitive | *bǫby | *bǫbu | *bǫbъ |
| dative | *bǫbě | *bǫbama | *bǫbamъ |
| accusative | *bǫbǫ | *bǫbě | *bǫby |
| instrumental | *bǫbojǫ, *bǫbǫ** | *bǫbama | *bǫbami |
| locative | *bǫbě | *bǫbu | *bǫbasъ, *bǫbaxъ* |
| vocative | *bǫbo | *bǫbě | *bǫby |
* -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
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bǫba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, pages 229-230
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бу́ба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress