Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bukъvica
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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
*buky, bukъvь (“beech”) + *-ica
Noun
*bukъvica f
- beechnut
- small letter, tiny representation of a sign in writing
- cowslip-primrose (Primula veris)
- betony (Stachys officinalis)
Inflection
Declension of *bukъvica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bukъvica | *bukъvici | *bukъvicę̇ |
| genitive | *bukъvicę̇ | *bukъvicu | *bukъvicь |
| dative | *bukъvici | *bukъvicama | *bukъvicamъ |
| accusative | *bukъvicǫ | *bukъvici | *bukъvicę̇ |
| instrumental | *bukъvicejǫ, *bukъvicǫ** | *bukъvicama | *bukъvicami |
| locative | *bukъvici | *bukъvicu | *bukъvicasъ, *bukъvicaxъ* |
| vocative | *bukъvice | *bukъvici | *bukъvicę̇ |
* -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:
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bukъvica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 91