Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dǫga
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dangāˀ. Cognate with Latvian dañga (“corner”), Lithuanian dangà (“cover”), dánga, dangùs (“sky, heaven”).
Noun[edit]
Declension[edit]
Declension of *dǭgà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dǭgà | *dǫ̃dzě | *dǭgỳ |
| genitive | *dǭgỳ | *dǭgù | *dǫ̃gъ |
| dative | *dǭdzě̀ | *dǭgàma | *dǭgàmъ |
| accusative | *dǭgǫ̀ | *dǫ̃dzě | *dǭgỳ |
| instrumental | *dǭgòjǫ, *dǫ̃gǫ** | *dǭgàma | *dǭgàmī |
| locative | *dǭdzě̀ | *dǭgù | *dǭgàsъ, *dǭgàxъ* |
| vocative | *dǫgo | *dǫ̃dzě | *dǭgỳ |
* -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[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dǫgà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 114: “f. ā ‘arc, arch’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dǫga dǫgy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b arc, hoop; rainbow (NA 93f., 142; PR 135)”