Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kunica
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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, *kunà + *-ica.
Noun
*kunica f[1]
Declension
Declension of *kunica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kunica | *kunici | *kunicę̇ |
| genitive | *kunicę̇ | *kunicu | *kunicь |
| dative | *kunici | *kunicama | *kunicamъ |
| accusative | *kunicǫ | *kunici | *kunicę̇ |
| instrumental | *kunicejǫ, *kunicǫ** | *kunicama | *kunicami |
| locative | *kunici | *kunicu | *kunicasъ, *kunicaxъ* |
| vocative | *kunice | *kunici | *kunicę̇ |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kunica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 105