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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plěva
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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 *plēwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *plēw-eh₂. Cognate with Latvian plêve, Lithuanian plėvė̃ (“membrane”), Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοος (epíploos, “net around the intestines”).
Inflection
Declension of *plěva (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *plěva | *plěvě | *plěvy |
| Accusative | *plěvǫ | *plěvě | *plěvy |
| Genitive | *plěvy | *plěvu | *plěvъ |
| Locative | *plěvě | *plěvu | *plěvasъ, *plěvaxъ* |
| Dative | *plěvě | *plěvama | *plěvamъ |
| Instrumental | *plěvojǫ, *plěvǫ** | *plěvama | *plěvami |
| Vocative | *plěvo | *plěvě | *plěvy |
* -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
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*plěva”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 405
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “плева́”, 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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