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)

  1. toad, paddock
    Synonyms: *korpa, (in South Slavic) *korstava, (in East Slavic) *žaba

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).

Descendants

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