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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/běka

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
  • *beka (per ESSJa)

Etymology

Agent noun of the onomatopoeic Proto-Slavic *běkati (“to bleat”).

Noun

*běka f

  1. sheep
    Synonym: *ovьca
  2. type of herb
    → sedge (Carex)
    → hedgenettle (Stachys)

Declension
Declension of *běka (hard a-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *běka *běcě *běky
Accusative *běkǫ *běcě *běky
Genitive *běky *běku *běkъ
Locative *běcě *běku *běkasъ, *běkaxъ*
Dative *běcě *běkama *běkamъ
Instrumental *běkojǫ, *běkǫ** *běkama *běkami
Vocative *běko *běcě *běky
* -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).
  • *běkati (“to bleat”)
  • *bějьka (“sheep”)

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бе́ка (béka)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: бе́ка
      Latin: béka
    • Slovene: béka (“plant/tree with long branches”)

Further reading
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