Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/potьběga
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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
Possibly a compound of otherwise unattested *potь (“husband”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *patis, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“master, husband”)) and *běga from *běgati (“to run away, flee”).
Noun
*potьběga f
Declension
Declension of *potьběga (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *potьběga | *potьbědzě | *potьběgy |
| genitive | *potьběgy | *potьběgu | *potьběgъ |
| dative | *potьbědzě | *potьběgama | *potьběgamъ |
| accusative | *potьběgǫ | *potьbědzě | *potьběgy |
| instrumental | *potьběgojǫ, *potьběgǫ** | *potьběgama | *potьběgami |
| locative | *potьbědzě | *potьběgu | *potьběgasъ, *potьběgaxъ* |
| vocative | *potьběgo | *potьbědzě | *potьběgy |
* -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
- Church Slavonic: потьбѣга (potĭběga) (Russian)
- East Slavic:
- Russian: подпега (podpega)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “подпега”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress