Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫtъka

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

Originally a diminutive form of *ǫtь (“duck”) +‎ *-ъka (“diminutive suffix”), perhaps extending back to Proto-Balto-Slavic *ánˀtukāˀ. Cognate with Lithuanian antuka (“wader”), añtukas (“wheatear”).

Noun

*ǫ̀tъka f

  1. duck
    Synonyms: *kačьka, *putъka, *šatъka

Declension

Declension of *ǫtъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ǫtъka *ǫtъcě *ǫtъky
genitive *ǫtъky *ǫtъku *ǫtъkъ
dative *ǫtъcě *ǫtъkama *ǫtъkamъ
accusative *ǫtъkǫ *ǫtъcě *ǫtъky
instrumental *ǫtъkojǫ, *ǫtъkǫ** *ǫtъkama *ǫtъkami
locative *ǫtъcě *ǫtъku *ǫtъkasъ, *ǫtъkaxъ*
vocative *ǫtъko *ǫtъcě *ǫtъky

* -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).

  • *ǫtь (“duck”)
    • *ǫtę (“duckling”)
      • *ǫtenъkъ (“duckling”) (diminutive, East Slavic)
      • *ǫtęťь (“duck-related”) (East Slavic)
    • *ǫtica (“duck”) (diminutive)
    • *ǫty (“duck”)
    • *ǫtìnъ (“duck-related”) (East Slavic)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ѫтъка (ǫtŭka)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Zhuravlyov, A. F., Varbot, Zh. Zh., editors (2016), “*ǫtъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 40 (*ǫborъkъ – *pakъla), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 89
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “утка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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