Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kupa
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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
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kā́ˀupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂wp-eh₂, from *keh₂wp-. Cognate with Lithuanian káupa (“heap”), Latvian kuõpa (“stack”).
Noun
*kupa f
Declension
Declension of *kupa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kupa | *kupě | *kupy |
| genitive | *kupy | *kupu | *kupъ |
| dative | *kupě | *kupama | *kupamъ |
| accusative | *kupǫ | *kupě | *kupy |
| instrumental | *kupojǫ, *kupǫ** | *kupama | *kupami |
| locative | *kupě | *kupu | *kupasъ, *kupaxъ* |
| vocative | *kupo | *kupě | *kupy |
* -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:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kupa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 107
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “купа”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 455
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “купа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 3
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), “ку́па”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ку́па”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress