Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kovъkъ
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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
By surface analysis, *kovati (“to forge”) + *-ъkъ.
Adjective
*kovъkъ[1]
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *kovъkъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kovъkъ | *kovъka | *kovъko |
| genitive | *kovъka | *kovъky | *kovъka |
| dative | *kovъku | *kovъkě | *kovъku |
| accusative | *kovъkъ | *kovъkǫ | *kovъko |
| instrumental | *kovъkomь | *kovъkojǫ | *kovъkomь |
| locative | *kovъkě | *kovъkě | *kovъkě |
| vocative | *kovъke | *kovъko | *kovъko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kovъka | *kovъkě | *kovъkě |
| genitive | *kovъku | *kovъku | *kovъku |
| dative | *kovъkoma | *kovъkama | *kovъkoma |
| accusative | *kovъka | *kovъkě | *kovъkě |
| instrumental | *kovъkoma | *kovъkama | *kovъkoma |
| locative | *kovъku | *kovъku | *kovъku |
| vocative | *kovъka | *kovъkě | *kovъkě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kovъki | *kovъky | *kovъka |
| genitive | *kovъkъ | *kovъkъ | *kovъkъ |
| dative | *kovъkomъ | *kovъkamъ | *kovъkomъ |
| accusative | *kovъky | *kovъky | *kovъka |
| instrumental | *kovъky | *kovъkami | *kovъky |
| locative | *kovъkěxъ | *kovъkaxъ | *kovъkěxъ |
| vocative | *kovъki | *kovъky | *kovъka |
Definite declension of *kovъkъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kovъkъjь | *kovъkaja | *kovъkoje |
| genitive | *kovъkajego | *kovъkyję̇ | *kovъkajego |
| dative | *kovъkujemu | *kovъkěji | *kovъkujemu |
| accusative | *kovъkъjь | *kovъkǫjǫ | *kovъkoje |
| instrumental | *kovъkyjimь | *kovъkǫjǫ | *kovъkyjimь |
| locative | *kovъkějemь | *kovъkěji | *kovъkějemь |
| vocative | *kovъkъjь | *kovъkaja | *kovъkoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kovъkaja | *kovъkěji | *kovъkěji |
| genitive | *kovъkuju | *kovъkuju | *kovъkuju |
| dative | *kovъkyjima | *kovъkyjima | *kovъkyjima |
| accusative | *kovъkaja | *kovъkěji | *kovъkěji |
| instrumental | *kovъkyjima | *kovъkyjima | *kovъkyjima |
| locative | *kovъkuju | *kovъkuju | *kovъkuju |
| vocative | *kovъkaja | *kovъkěji | *kovъkěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kovъkiji | *kovъkyję̇ | *kovъkaja |
| genitive | *kovъkъjixъ | *kovъkъjixъ | *kovъkъjixъ |
| dative | *kovъkyjimъ | *kovъkyjimъ | *kovъkyjimъ |
| accusative | *kovъkyję̇ | *kovъkyję̇ | *kovъkaja |
| instrumental | *kovъkyjimi | *kovъkyjimi | *kovъkyjimi |
| locative | *kovъkyjixъ | *kovъkyjixъ | *kovъkyjixъ |
| vocative | *kovъkiji | *kovъkyję̇ | *kovъkaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kovъkъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 15