Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/galъka
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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
Related or derived from *galъ (“dark, murky”) + *-ъka, possible of onomatopoeic nature.
Noun
*galъka f
- bird from the daw family
Alternative forms
Inflection
Declension of *galъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *galъka | *galъcě | *galъky |
| genitive | *galъky | *galъku | *galъkъ |
| dative | *galъcě | *galъkama | *galъkamъ |
| accusative | *galъkǫ | *galъcě | *galъky |
| instrumental | *galъkojǫ, *galъkǫ** | *galъkama | *galъkami |
| locative | *galъcě | *galъku | *galъkasъ, *galъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *galъko | *galъcě | *galъky |
* -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:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “галка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*galъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 97
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*galica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 92
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 225