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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/edlъka
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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
*edlъka (Picea abies)
Etymology
From *ȅdlь (“spruce, fir”) + *-ьka (“diminutive suffix”).
Inflection
Declension of *ȅdlъka (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ȅdlъka | *edlъcě | *edlъky |
| Accusative | *edlъkǫ | *edlъcě | *edlъky |
| Genitive | *edlъky | *edlъku | *edlъkъ |
| Locative | *edlъcě | *edlъku | *edlъkasъ, *edlъkaxъ* |
| Dative | *edlъcě | *edlъkama | *edlъkamъ |
| Instrumental | *edlъkojǫ, *edlъkǫ** | *edlъkama | *edlъkami |
| Vocative | *ȅdlъko | *edlъcě | *edlъky |
* -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
- Anikin, A. E. (2021), “ёлка”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 15 (друг – еренга), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 318
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “ёлка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “яли́на”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 543
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