Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dětьca
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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
*dětьca f
- (collective) children
Declension
Declension of *dětьca (soft a-stem, uncountable)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | *dětьca |
| genitive | *dětьcę̇ |
| dative | *dětьci |
| accusative | *dětьcǫ |
| instrumental | *dětьcejǫ, *dětьcǫ** |
| locative | *dětьci |
| vocative | *dětьce |
* -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).