Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьlčina
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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
By surface analysis, *vь̑lkъ (“wolf”) + *-ina. Possibly inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkī́ˀnāˀ, from *wilkás (“wolf”). Compare Lithuanian vilkíena, vilkienà (“wolf meat”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkeināˀ.
Noun
*vьlčìna f[1]
Declension
Declension of *vьlčina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vьlčina | *vьlčině | *vьlčiny |
| genitive | *vьlčiny | *vьlčinu | *vьlčinъ |
| dative | *vьlčině | *vьlčinama | *vьlčinamъ |
| accusative | *vьlčinǫ | *vьlčině | *vьlčiny |
| instrumental | *vьlčinojǫ, *vьlčinǫ** | *vьlčinama | *vьlčinami |
| locative | *vьlčině | *vьlčinu | *vьlčinasъ, *vьlčinaxъ* |
| vocative | *vьlčino | *vьlčině | *vьlčiny |
* -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:
- Slovene: volčína (“wolf meat and skin”) (tonal orthography)
References
- ^ Anikin, A. E. (2014) “волчи́на”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 8 (во – вран), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 195: “суфф. -ina ― suff. -ina”