Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kobylъka
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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
- diminutive of *kobyla (“mare”)
- filly (young female horse)
- locust
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kobylъka | *kobylъcě | *kobylъky |
| genitive | *kobylъky | *kobylъku | *kobylъkъ |
| dative | *kobylъcě | *kobylъkama | *kobylъkamъ |
| accusative | *kobylъkǫ | *kobylъcě | *kobylъky |
| instrumental | *kobylъkojǫ, *kobylъkǫ** | *kobylъkama | *kobylъkami |
| locative | *kobylъcě | *kobylъku | *kobylъkasъ, *kobylъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *kobylъko | *kobylъcě | *kobylъky |
* -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:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kobylъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 100
Further reading
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1988), “кабы́лка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 4 (К – ка́ята), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 14