Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kapъka
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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
From *kapati (v.), *kapъ (n.) + *-ъka, with *kapъ itself being onomatopoetic.
Noun
*kàpъka f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kàpъka | *kàpъcě | *kàpъky |
| genitive | *kàpъky | *kàpъku | *kàpъkъ |
| dative | *kàpъcě | *kàpъkama | *kàpъkamъ |
| accusative | *kàpъkǫ | *kàpъcě | *kàpъky |
| instrumental | *kàpъkojǫ, *kàpъkǭ** | *kàpъkama | *kàpъkamī |
| locative | *kàpъcě | *kàpъku | *kàpъkasъ, *kàpъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *kàpъko | *kàpъcě | *kàpъky |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ка̀пка”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 221