Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьraka
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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
Resultant or instrumental noun from *dьrati (“to flay”) + *-ka.
Noun
*dьraka f
Declension
Declension of *dьraka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dьraka | *dьracě | *dьraky |
| genitive | *dьraky | *dьraku | *dьrakъ |
| dative | *dьracě | *dьrakama | *dьrakamъ |
| accusative | *dьrakǫ | *dьracě | *dьraky |
| instrumental | *dьrakojǫ, *dьrakǫ** | *dьrakama | *dьrakami |
| locative | *dьracě | *dьraku | *dьrakasъ, *dьrakaxъ* |
| vocative | *dьrako | *dьracě | *dьraky |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: draka
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьraka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 216
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “драка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “драти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 123
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 419
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “drȃčje”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si