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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ploča
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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 late Proto-Indo-European *plek- (“to flatten”), akin to Lithuanian plõkas (“table, flat surface”), Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat surface”).
Alternative forms
- *ploka
Inflection
Declension of *ploča (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ploča | *ploči | *pločę̇ |
| Accusative | *pločǫ | *ploči | *pločę̇ |
| Genitive | *pločę̇ | *ploču | *pločь |
| Locative | *ploči | *ploču | *pločasъ, *pločaxъ* |
| Dative | *ploči | *pločama | *pločamъ |
| Instrumental | *pločejǫ, *pločǫ** | *pločama | *pločami |
| Vocative | *ploče | *ploči | *pločę̇ |
* -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).
Related terms
- *ploskъ (“flat, smooth”)
- *ploščь, *ploščadь (“area, plane”)
- *ploxa (“surface”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Albanian: ploçe
- → Aromanian: ploța
- → Romanian: plocea
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “pločevína”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *plòča”
Further reading
- Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (1996), “плоча”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 362
- “plokas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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