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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polica
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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
Related to *polъ (“flank”) or *polti (“to twine”) + *-ica, possibly originally meaning “plank, beam”. Could be further akin to Latvian spals (“handle, shaft”).
Alternative forms
- *polъka
Inflection
Declension of *polica (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *polica | *polici | *policę̇ |
| Accusative | *policǫ | *polici | *policę̇ |
| Genitive | *policę̇ | *policu | *policь |
| Locative | *polici | *policu | *policasъ, *policaxъ* |
| Dative | *polici | *policama | *policamъ |
| Instrumental | *policejǫ, *policǫ** | *policama | *policami |
| Vocative | *police | *polici | *policę̇ |
* -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).
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “поли́ца”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (1996), “поли́ца”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 500
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “polica¹”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *poli̋ca”
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