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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъkъ
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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 *bělъ (“white”) + *-ъkъ. The Church Slavonic and Bulgarian forms reflect *běl(ъ)tъkъ, constructed in analogy with *žьltъkъ (“yolk”).
Inflection
Declension of *bělъkъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bělъkъ | *bělъka | *bělъci |
| Accusative | *bělъkъ | *bělъka | *bělъky |
| Genitive | *bělъka | *bělъku | *bělъkъ |
| Locative | *bělъcě | *bělъku | *bělъcěxъ |
| Dative | *bělъku | *bělъkoma | *bělъkomъ |
| Instrumental | *bělъkъmь, *bělъkomь* | *bělъkoma | *bělъky |
| Vocative | *bělъče | *bělъka | *bělъci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 82
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