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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/melьnica
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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 *melьnica (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *melьnica | *melьnici | *melьnicę̇ |
| Accusative | *melьnicǫ | *melьnici | *melьnicę̇ |
| Genitive | *melьnicę̇ | *melьnicu | *melьnicь |
| Locative | *melьnici | *melьnicu | *melьnicasъ, *melьnicaxъ* |
| Dative | *melьnici | *melьnicama | *melьnicamъ |
| Instrumental | *melьnicejǫ, *melьnicǫ** | *melьnicama | *melьnicami |
| Vocative | *melьnice | *melьnici | *melьnicę̇ |
* -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 (1986), “мелница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 728
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