Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polъka
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Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to *polъ (“flank”) or *polti (“to twine”) + *-ъka.
Noun[edit]
*polъka f
Alternative forms[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *polъka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *polъka | *polъcě | *polъky |
genitive | *polъky | *polъku | *polъkъ |
dative | *polъcě | *polъkama | *polъkamъ |
accusative | *polъkǫ | *polъcě | *polъky |
instrumental | *polъkojǫ, *polъkǫ** | *polъkama | *polъkami |
locative | *polъcě | *polъku | *polъkasъ, *polъkaxъ* |
vocative | *polъko | *polъcě | *polъky |
* -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[edit]
nouns
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: półka
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “по́лка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress