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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sova
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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
Declension
Declension of *sovà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sovà | *sòvě | *sovỳ |
| Accusative | *sovǫ̀ | *sòvě | *sovỳ |
| Genitive | *sovỳ | *sovù | *sòvъ |
| Locative | *sově̀ | *sovù | *sovàsъ, *sovàxъ* |
| Dative | *sově̀ | *sovàma | *sovàmъ |
| Instrumental | *sovòjǫ, *sòvǫ** | *sovàma | *sovàmī |
| Vocative | *sovo | *sòvě | *sovỳ |
* -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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
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