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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kľučь
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”). Equivalent to *kľuti (“to peck, to prickle”) + *-čь.
Declension
Declension of *kľũčь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kľũčь | *kľūčà | *kľūčì |
| Accusative | *kľũčь | *kľūčà | *kľūčę̇̀ |
| Genitive | *kľūčà | *kľūčù | *kľũčь |
| Locative | *kľūčì | *kľūčù | *kľũčixъ |
| Dative | *kľūčù | *kľūčèma | *kľũčemъ |
| Instrumental | *kľūčь̀mь, *kľūčèmь* | *kľūčèma | *kľũči |
| Vocative | *kľuču | *kľūčà | *kľūčì |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- → Hungarian: kulcs
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kļúčь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 226: “m. jo (b) ‘key’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “ključь ključa”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b nøgle (SA 126, 177; PR 134; MP 17; RPT 97, 101)”
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