Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sojьka
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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
Noun
*sòjьka f
- Alternative form of *soja
Declension
Declension of *sojьka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sojьka | *sojьcě | *sojьky |
| genitive | *sojьky | *sojьku | *sojьkъ |
| dative | *sojьcě | *sojьkama | *sojьkamъ |
| accusative | *sojьkǫ | *sojьcě | *sojьky |
| instrumental | *sojьkojǫ, *sojьkǫ** | *sojьkama | *sojьkami |
| locative | *sojьcě | *sojьku | *sojьkasъ, *sojьkaxъ* |
| vocative | *sojьko | *sojьcě | *sojьky |
* -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).
Derived terms
- *obsojьka (“jay”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: со́йка (sójka)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: szajkó
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “соя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obsojьka II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 253
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сойка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 286