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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/balъka
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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
Declension
Declension of *balъka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *balъka | *balъcě | *balъky |
| Accusative | *balъkǫ | *balъcě | *balъky |
| Genitive | *balъky | *balъku | *balъkъ |
| Locative | *balъcě | *balъku | *balъkasъ, *balъkaxъ* |
| Dative | *balъcě | *balъkama | *balъkamъ |
| Instrumental | *balъkojǫ, *balъkǫ** | *balъkama | *balъkami |
| Vocative | *balъko | *balъcě | *balъky |
* -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
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*balъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 149
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “балка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “балка¹”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 127
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