Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorpuxa
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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 *xorpa + *-uxa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerHp- (“to abrade, scrape”).
Noun
*xorpuxa f (West Slavic)
Inflection
Declension of *xorpuxa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xorpuxa | *xorpuśě | *xorpuxy |
| genitive | *xorpuxy | *xorpuxu | *xorpuxъ |
| dative | *xorpuśě | *xorpuxama | *xorpuxamъ |
| accusative | *xorpuxǫ | *xorpuśě | *xorpuxy |
| instrumental | *xorpuxojǫ, *xorpuxǫ** | *xorpuxama | *xorpuxami |
| locative | *xorpuśě | *xorpuxu | *xorpuxasъ, *xorpuxaxъ* |
| vocative | *xorpuxo | *xorpuśě | *xorpuxy |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ропу́ха”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress