Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъšica
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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 *mъxa + *-ica, the diminutive of *muxa (“fly”). Logistically can be compared with Spanish mosquito, formed in a similar way from Latin musca (“fly”).
Noun
*mъšica f
Inflection
Declension of *mъšica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mъšica | *mъšici | *mъšicę̇ |
| genitive | *mъšicę̇ | *mъšicu | *mъšicь |
| dative | *mъšici | *mъšicama | *mъšicamъ |
| accusative | *mъšicǫ | *mъšici | *mъšicę̇ |
| instrumental | *mъšicejǫ, *mъšicǫ** | *mъšicama | *mъšicami |
| locative | *mъšici | *mъšicu | *mъšicasъ, *mъšicaxъ* |
| vocative | *mъšice | *mъšici | *mъšicę̇ |
* -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:
- Russian: мши́ца (mšíca) (dialectal)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mъšica”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 336
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мши́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress