Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьčelъka
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *bъčelъka (Sławski)
Etymology
From *bьčelà (“bee”) + *-ъka.
Noun
- diminutive of *bьčelà (“bee”)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bьčelъka | *bьčelъcě | *bьčelъky |
| genitive | *bьčelъky | *bьčelъku | *bьčelъkъ |
| dative | *bьčelъcě | *bьčelъkama | *bьčelъkamъ |
| accusative | *bьčelъkǫ | *bьčelъcě | *bьčelъky |
| instrumental | *bьčelъkojǫ, *bьčelъkǫ** | *bьčelъkama | *bьčelъkami |
| locative | *bьčelъcě | *bьčelъku | *bьčelъkasъ, *bьčelъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *bьčelъko | *bьčelъcě | *bьčelъky |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Macedonian: пчелка (pčelka) (dialectal)
- West Slavic:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bъčela”, in Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 456: “suf. -ъka”