Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dikъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰiHkos > Proto-Balto-Slavic *dīkas > Early Slavic *dīkŭ > Late Slavic *dikъ. Cognates with Lithuanian dỹkas (“empty, idle, for free, vacant”), Latvian dīks (“empty, idle, inactive”), Proto-Albanian *dīkā, and possibly Ancient Greek σίκα (síka, “pig”) (Laconian dialect).
Adjective
*dikъ[1]
Declension
Indefinite declension of *dikъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dikъ | *dika | *diko |
| genitive | *dika | *diky | *dika |
| dative | *diku | *dicě | *diku |
| accusative | *dikъ | *dikǫ | *diko |
| instrumental | *dikomь | *dikojǫ | *dikomь |
| locative | *dicě | *dicě | *dicě |
| vocative | *diče | *diko | *diko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dika | *dicě | *dicě |
| genitive | *diku | *diku | *diku |
| dative | *dikoma | *dikama | *dikoma |
| accusative | *dika | *dicě | *dicě |
| instrumental | *dikoma | *dikama | *dikoma |
| locative | *diku | *diku | *diku |
| vocative | *dika | *dicě | *dicě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dici | *diky | *dika |
| genitive | *dikъ | *dikъ | *dikъ |
| dative | *dikomъ | *dikamъ | *dikomъ |
| accusative | *diky | *diky | *dika |
| instrumental | *diky | *dikami | *diky |
| locative | *dicěxъ | *dikaxъ | *dicěxъ |
| vocative | *dici | *diky | *dika |
Definite declension of *dikъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dikъjь | *dikaja | *dikoje |
| genitive | *dikajego | *dikyję̇ | *dikajego |
| dative | *dikujemu | *dicěji | *dikujemu |
| accusative | *dikъjь | *dikǫjǫ | *dikoje |
| instrumental | *dikyjimь | *dikǫjǫ | *dikyjimь |
| locative | *dicějemь | *dicěji | *dicějemь |
| vocative | *dikъjь | *dikaja | *dikoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dikaja | *dicěji | *dicěji |
| genitive | *dikuju | *dikuju | *dikuju |
| dative | *dikyjima | *dikyjima | *dikyjima |
| accusative | *dikaja | *dicěji | *dicěji |
| instrumental | *dikyjima | *dikyjima | *dikyjima |
| locative | *dikuju | *dikuju | *dikuju |
| vocative | *dikaja | *dicěji | *dicěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *diciji | *dikyję̇ | *dikaja |
| genitive | *dikъjixъ | *dikъjixъ | *dikъjixъ |
| dative | *dikyjimъ | *dikyjimъ | *dikyjimъ |
| accusative | *dikyję̇ | *dikyję̇ | *dikaja |
| instrumental | *dikyjimi | *dikyjimi | *dikyjimi |
| locative | *dikyjixъ | *dikyjixъ | *dikyjixъ |
| vocative | *diciji | *dikyję̇ | *dikaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ди́кий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Elwira Kaczyńska, W sprawie genezy psł. *dikъ 'dziki', in Etymologica Diachronica Slavica, Mariola Jakubowicz, Beata Raszewska-Żurek, Eds., Instytut Slawistyki PAN, Warszawa 2014, p. 63-72
Noun
*dikъ m
- wild animal, especially wild boar
Declension
Declension of *dikъ (hard o-stem)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dikъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107