Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tьšča

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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

Derived from *tьstь (father-in-law).

Noun

*tьšča f

  1. mother-in-law

Declension

Declension of *tьšča (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tьšča *tьšči *tьščę̇
genitive *tьščę̇ *tьšču *tьščь
dative *tьšči *tьščama *tьščamъ
accusative *tьščǫ *tьšči *tьščę̇
instrumental *tьščejǫ, *tьščǫ** *tьščama *tьščami
locative *tьšči *tьšču *tьščasъ, *tьščaxъ*
vocative *tьšče *tьšči *tьščę̇

* -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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Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тёща”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress