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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lyžьka
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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 an earlier *lъga (“bending”) + *-ъka, reanalyzed to have a soft -ž- under the influence of *lъžica. For comparison, consider *vidlъka (“fork”) and *vidlica (“id”).
Inflection
Declension of *lyžьka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *lyžьka | *lyžьcě | *lyžьky |
| Accusative | *lyžьkǫ | *lyžьcě | *lyžьky |
| Genitive | *lyžьky | *lyžьku | *lyžьkъ |
| Locative | *lyžьcě | *lyžьku | *lyžьkasъ, *lyžьkaxъ* |
| Dative | *lyžьcě | *lyžьkama | *lyžьkamъ |
| Instrumental | *lyžьkojǫ, *lyžьkǫ** | *lyžьkama | *lyžьkami |
| Vocative | *lyžьko | *lyžьcě | *lyžьky |
* -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
References
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lyžьka”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 17, Moscow: Nauka, page 62
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “ложка”, 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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