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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trava
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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
See *trěva.
Inflection
Declension of *trа̄và (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *trа̄và | *trа̄vě | *trа̄vỳ |
| Accusative | *trа̄vǫ̀ | *trа̄vě | *trа̄vỳ |
| Genitive | *trа̄vỳ | *trа̄vù | *trа̄vъ |
| Locative | *trа̄vě̀ | *trа̄vù | *trа̄vàsъ, *trа̄vàxъ* |
| Dative | *trа̄vě̀ | *trа̄vàma | *trа̄vàmъ |
| Instrumental | *trа̄vòjǫ, *trа̄vǫ** | *trа̄vàma | *trа̄vàmī |
| Vocative | *trаvo | *trа̄vě | *trа̄vỳ |
* -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:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 496
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