Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mečьka
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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 *mek- (“bee, fly, insect”) + *-ikeh₂. Related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *makš- (“fly, bee”).
Noun
*mečьka f
Declension
Declension of *mečьka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mečьka | *mečьcě | *mečьky |
| genitive | *mečьky | *mečьku | *mečьkъ |
| dative | *mečьcě | *mečьkama | *mečьkamъ |
| accusative | *mečьkǫ | *mečьcě | *mečьky |
| instrumental | *mečьkojǫ, *mečьkǫ** | *mečьkama | *mečьkami |
| locative | *mečьcě | *mečьku | *mečьkasъ, *mečьkaxъ* |
| vocative | *mečьko | *mečьcě | *mečьky |
* -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:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мечка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 777
- Blažek, Václav (2019) “Славянское *mečьka ‘медведица’ [Slavic *mečьka ‘(she-)bear’]”, in Балто-славянские исследования [Balto-Slavic Studies] (in Russian), volume 20, Moscow, , pages 200–206