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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sekyra
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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
Cognate with Latin secūris (“axe”). Compare Akkadian 𒅆𒆕 (/šukurru/, “metal wedge, spear, axe”), Biblical Hebrew [script needed] (šegōr, “axe”).
Declension
Declension of *sekyra (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sekyra | *sekyrě | *sekyry |
| Accusative | *sekyrǫ | *sekyrě | *sekyry |
| Genitive | *sekyry | *sekyru | *sekyrъ |
| Locative | *sekyrě | *sekyru | *sekyrasъ, *sekyraxъ* |
| Dative | *sekyrě | *sekyrama | *sekyramъ |
| Instrumental | *sekyrojǫ, *sekyrǫ** | *sekyrama | *sekyrami |
| Vocative | *sekyro | *sekyrě | *sekyry |
* -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).
See also
- *sěťi (“to cut, mow”)
Descendants
- East Slavic: секыра (sekyra), сокыра (sokyra)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “секира”, 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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