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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫsěnica
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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
Probably from *ǫsъ.
Inflection
Declension of *ǫsěnica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ǫsěnica | *ǫsěnici | *ǫsěnicę̇ |
| genitive | *ǫsěnicę̇ | *ǫsěnicu | *ǫsěnicь |
| dative | *ǫsěnici | *ǫsěnicama | *ǫsěnicamъ |
| accusative | *ǫsěnicǫ | *ǫsěnici | *ǫsěnicę̇ |
| instrumental | *ǫsěnicejǫ, *ǫsěnicǫ** | *ǫsěnicama | *ǫsěnicami |
| locative | *ǫsěnici | *ǫsěnicu | *ǫsěnicasъ, *ǫsěnicaxъ* |
| vocative | *ǫsěnice | *ǫsěnici | *ǫsěnicę̇ |
* -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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гу́сеница”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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