Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)peka
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
Deverbal of *o(b)peťi + *-a, from *ob- + *peťi (“to bake”).
Noun
*o(b)peka f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *o(b)peka | *o(b)pecě | *o(b)peky |
| genitive | *o(b)peky | *o(b)peku | *o(b)pekъ |
| dative | *o(b)pecě | *o(b)pekama | *o(b)pekamъ |
| accusative | *o(b)pekǫ | *o(b)pecě | *o(b)peky |
| instrumental | *o(b)pekojǫ, *o(b)pekǫ** | *o(b)pekama | *o(b)pekami |
| locative | *o(b)pecě | *o(b)peku | *o(b)pekasъ, *o(b)pekaxъ* |
| vocative | *o(b)peko | *o(b)pecě | *o(b)peky |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: опека (opeka)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2001), “*obpeka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 28 (*oblězti – *obpovědanьje), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 173
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “опе́ка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress