Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žalъkъ

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 *žalь +‎ *-ъkъ.[1]

Adjective

*žalъkъ

  1. pitiful

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *žalъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žalъkъ *žalъka *žalъko
genitive *žalъka *žalъky *žalъka
dative *žalъku *žalъkě *žalъku
accusative *žalъkъ *žalъkǫ *žalъko
instrumental *žalъkomь *žalъkojǫ *žalъkomь
locative *žalъkě *žalъkě *žalъkě
vocative *žalъke *žalъko *žalъko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žalъka *žalъkě *žalъkě
genitive *žalъku *žalъku *žalъku
dative *žalъkoma *žalъkama *žalъkoma
accusative *žalъka *žalъkě *žalъkě
instrumental *žalъkoma *žalъkama *žalъkoma
locative *žalъku *žalъku *žalъku
vocative *žalъka *žalъkě *žalъkě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žalъki *žalъky *žalъka
genitive *žalъkъ *žalъkъ *žalъkъ
dative *žalъkomъ *žalъkamъ *žalъkomъ
accusative *žalъky *žalъky *žalъka
instrumental *žalъky *žalъkami *žalъky
locative *žalъkěxъ *žalъkaxъ *žalъkěxъ
vocative *žalъki *žalъky *žalъka
Definite declension of *žalъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žalъkъjь *žalъkaja *žalъkoje
genitive *žalъkajego *žalъkyję̇ *žalъkajego
dative *žalъkujemu *žalъkěji *žalъkujemu
accusative *žalъkъjь *žalъkǫjǫ *žalъkoje
instrumental *žalъkyjimь *žalъkǫjǫ *žalъkyjimь
locative *žalъkějemь *žalъkěji *žalъkějemь
vocative *žalъkъjь *žalъkaja *žalъkoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žalъkaja *žalъkěji *žalъkěji
genitive *žalъkuju *žalъkuju *žalъkuju
dative *žalъkyjima *žalъkyjima *žalъkyjima
accusative *žalъkaja *žalъkěji *žalъkěji
instrumental *žalъkyjima *žalъkyjima *žalъkyjima
locative *žalъkuju *žalъkuju *žalъkuju
vocative *žalъkaja *žalъkěji *žalъkěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žalъkiji *žalъkyję̇ *žalъkaja
genitive *žalъkъjixъ *žalъkъjixъ *žalъkъjixъ
dative *žalъkyjimъ *žalъkyjimъ *žalъkyjimъ
accusative *žalъkyję̇ *žalъkyję̇ *žalъkaja
instrumental *žalъkyjimi *žalъkyjimi *žalъkyjimi
locative *žalъkyjixъ *žalъkyjixъ *žalъkyjixъ
vocative *žalъkiji *žalъkyję̇ *žalъkaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: жа́лкий (žálkij)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 522

References

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жа́лкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress