Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prababa
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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 *pra- + *bàba (“grandmother”).
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *prababa | *prababě | *prababy |
| genitive | *prababy | *prababu | *prababъ |
| dative | *prababě | *prababama | *prababamъ |
| accusative | *prababǫ | *prababě | *prababy |
| instrumental | *prababojǫ, *prababǫ** | *prababama | *prababami |
| locative | *prababě | *prababu | *prababasъ, *prababaxъ* |
| vocative | *prababo | *prababě | *prababy |
* -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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Klotz, Emanuel (2017) “*prā̱͘ bā͘ bā͘ «prababa»”, in Urslawisches Wörterbuch (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 180