Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tǫča
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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 a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *tenH- (“to contract, to stretch”), akin to Lithuanian tánkus (“thick”), Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz (“tight, dense”).
Noun
- (perhaps originally[2]) condensation, cumulation, thickening
- (by abstraction) precipitation
Declension
Declension of *tǫča (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tǫča | *tǫ̀či | *tǫ̀čę̇ |
| genitive | *tǫ̀čę̇ | *tǫ̀ču | *tǫ̀čь |
| dative | *tǫ̀čī | *tǫ̀čama | *tǫ̀čāmъ |
| accusative | *tǫ̀čǫ | *tǫ̀či | *tǫ̀čę̇ |
| instrumental | *tǫ̀čējǫ, *tǫ̀čǭ* | *tǫ̀čama | *tǫ̀čāmī |
| locative | *tǫ̀čī | *tǫ̀ču | *tǫ̀čāsъ |
| vocative | *tǫ̀če | *tǫ̀či | *tǫ̀čę̇ |
* 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
- *tǫčiti (sę) (“to precipitate”)
- *tǫčьnъ (“abundant, copious”)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “туча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- “tankus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “tǫča”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132)”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Snoj, Marko (2016) “tọča”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *tǫ̋ča”