Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svatьba
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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 *svatъ (“kinsman”) + *-ьba.
Noun
*svatьba f
Declension
Declension of *svatьba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *svatьba | *svatьbě | *svatьby |
| genitive | *svatьby | *svatьbu | *svatьbъ |
| dative | *svatьbě | *svatьbama | *svatьbamъ |
| accusative | *svatьbǫ | *svatьbě | *svatьby |
| instrumental | *svatьbojǫ, *svatьbǫ** | *svatьbama | *svatьbami |
| locative | *svatьbě | *svatьbu | *svatьbasъ, *svatьbaxъ* |
| vocative | *svatьbo | *svatьbě | *svatьby |
* -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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сва́дьба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сватба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 535