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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bǫba
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Inflection
Declension of *bǫba (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bǫba | *bǫbě | *bǫby |
| Accusative | *bǫbǫ | *bǫbě | *bǫby |
| Genitive | *bǫby | *bǫbu | *bǫbъ |
| Locative | *bǫbě | *bǫbu | *bǫbasъ, *bǫbaxъ* |
| Dative | *bǫbě | *bǫbama | *bǫbamъ |
| Instrumental | *bǫbojǫ, *bǫbǫ** | *bǫbama | *bǫbami |
| Vocative | *bǫbo | *bǫbě | *bǫby |
* -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
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bǫba”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Nauka, page 229-230
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “бу́ба”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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