Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tolka

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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

Cognate to Latvian talka, Lithuanian talkà.

Noun

*tolka f

  1. (collective) crowd, throng
    Synonym: *tъlpa
  2. communal work

Inflection

Declension of *tolka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tolka *tolcě *tolky
genitive *tolky *tolku *tolkъ
dative *tolcě *tolkama *tolkamъ
accusative *tolkǫ *tolcě *tolky
instrumental *tolkojǫ, *tolkǫ** *tolkama *tolkami
locative *tolcě *tolku *tolkasъ, *tolkaxъ*
vocative *tolko *tolcě *tolky

* -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).

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