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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čajьka
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *čaja + *-ьka. Unlikely is the theory that it is from *čajьka (“biding, chasing”), from *čajati/*čajiti.
Declension
Declension of *čajьka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čajьka | *čajьcě | *čajьky |
| Accusative | *čajьkǫ | *čajьcě | *čajьky |
| Genitive | *čajьky | *čajьku | *čajьkъ |
| Locative | *čajьcě | *čajьku | *čajьkasъ, *čajьkaxъ* |
| Dative | *čajьcě | *čajьkama | *čajьkamъ |
| Instrumental | *čajьkojǫ, *čajьkǫ** | *čajьkama | *čajьkami |
| Vocative | *čajьko | *čajьcě | *čajьky |
* -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:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “чайка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čajьka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 11
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