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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъžica
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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 *lъžica (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *lъžica | *lъžici | *lъžicę̇ |
| Accusative | *lъžicǫ | *lъžici | *lъžicę̇ |
| Genitive | *lъžicę̇ | *lъžicu | *lъžicь |
| Locative | *lъžici | *lъžicu | *lъžicasъ, *lъžicaxъ* |
| Dative | *lъžici | *lъžicama | *lъžicamъ |
| Instrumental | *lъžicejǫ, *lъžicǫ** | *lъžicama | *lъžicami |
| Vocative | *lъžice | *lъžici | *lъžicę̇ |
* -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).
Derived terms
- *lъžičьka (“teaspoon”)
- *lъžičarjь (“spoon maker”)
Descendants
References
- Kapović, Mate (2007), “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch, University of Vienna, page 6: “*lъži̋ca”
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lъžica”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 16, Moscow: Nauka, page 257
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