Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьraka
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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 *sьràti (“to shit”) + *-ka.
Noun
*sьraka f
Declension
Declension of *sьraka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sьraka | *sьracě | *sьraky |
| genitive | *sьraky | *sьraku | *sьrakъ |
| dative | *sьracě | *sьrakama | *sьrakamъ |
| accusative | *sьrakǫ | *sьracě | *sьraky |
| instrumental | *sьrakojǫ, *sьrakǫ** | *sьrakama | *sьrakami |
| locative | *sьracě | *sьraku | *sьrakasъ, *sьrakaxъ* |
| vocative | *sьrako | *sьracě | *sьraky |
* -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
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: sraka
Further reading
- Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “сра́ка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 276
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “срати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 386