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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perъka
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *pьrъka
Etymology
Formed either from the verb *pьrati (“to fly, to propagate”) + *-ъka or from the noun *pero (“feather”) + *-ъka.
Inflection
Declension of *perъka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *perъka | *perъcě | *perъky |
| Accusative | *perъkǫ | *perъcě | *perъky |
| Genitive | *perъky | *perъku | *perъkъ |
| Locative | *perъcě | *perъku | *perъkasъ, *perъkaxъ* |
| Dative | *perъcě | *perъkama | *perъkamъ |
| Instrumental | *perъkojǫ, *perъkǫ** | *perъkama | *perъkami |
| Vocative | *perъko | *perъcě | *perъky |
* -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).
Derived terms
- *perъkati (“to flap (fins), to slam”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пёрка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (1996), “перка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 174
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