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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kapъka
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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 *kapati (v.), *kapъ (n.) + *-ъka, with *kapъ itself being onomatopoetic.
Declension
Declension of *kàpъka (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kàpъka | *kàpъcě | *kàpъky |
| Accusative | *kàpъkǫ | *kàpъcě | *kàpъky |
| Genitive | *kàpъky | *kàpъku | *kàpъkъ |
| Locative | *kàpъcě | *kàpъku | *kàpъkasъ, *kàpъkaxъ* |
| Dative | *kàpъcě | *kàpъkama | *kàpъkamъ |
| Instrumental | *kàpъkojǫ, *kàpъkǭ** | *kàpъkama | *kàpъkamī |
| Vocative | *kàpъko | *kàpъcě | *kàpъky |
* -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
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “ка̀пка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 221
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