Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polъka
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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
Related to *polъ (“flank”) or *polti (“to twine”) + *-ъka.
Noun
*polъka f
Alternative forms
Inflection
Declension of *polъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *polъka | *polъcě | *polъky |
| genitive | *polъky | *polъku | *polъkъ |
| dative | *polъcě | *polъkama | *polъkamъ |
| accusative | *polъkǫ | *polъcě | *polъky |
| instrumental | *polъkojǫ, *polъkǫ** | *polъkama | *polъkami |
| locative | *polъcě | *polъku | *polъkasъ, *polъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *polъko | *polъcě | *polъky |
* -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
nouns
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: półka
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “по́лка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress