Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrica

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 *žьrьcь +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*žьrica f

  1. priestess

Inflection

Declension of *žьrica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *žьrica *žьrici *žьricę̇
genitive *žьricę̇ *žьricu *žьricь
dative *žьrici *žьricama *žьricamъ
accusative *žьricǫ *žьrici *žьricę̇
instrumental *žьricejǫ, *žьricǫ** *žьricama *žьricami
locative *žьrici *žьricu *žьricasъ, *žьricaxъ*
vocative *žьrice *žьrici *žьricę̇

* -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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: жры́ца (žrýca)
    • Russian: жри́ца (žríca)
    • Ukrainian: жри́ця (žrýcja)
  • South Slavic:
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