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

  1. care, concern
  2. (South Slavic) brick

Declension

Declension of *o(b)peka (hard a-stem)
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

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