Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъčьka

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 *bъči +‎ *-ъka.

    Noun

    *bъčьka f

    1. barrel, cask, keg

    Inflection

    Declension of *bъčьka (hard a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bъčьka *bъčьcě *bъčьky
    genitive *bъčьky *bъčьku *bъčьkъ
    dative *bъčьcě *bъčьkama *bъčьkamъ
    accusative *bъčьkǫ *bъčьcě *bъčьky
    instrumental *bъčьkojǫ, *bъčьkǫ** *bъčьkama *bъčьkami
    locative *bъčьcě *bъčьku *bъčьkasъ, *bъčьkaxъ*
    vocative *bъčьko *bъčьcě *bъčьky

    * -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:
      • Old Ruthenian: бо́чка (bóčka)
      • Russian: бо́чка (bóčka)
        • Armenian: բոչկա (bočʻka)
        • English: bochka
        • Kurdish:
          Central Kurdish: بۆشکە (boşke)
        • Kyrgyz: бочка (bocka)
        • Persian: بشکه (boške)
        • Tajik: бочка (bočka)
        • Ubykh: baʃkʼʲa
        • Yakut: буочука (buocuka)
      • Old Novgorodian: бъчька (bŭćĭka)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        • Russian Church Slavonic: бъчька (bŭčĭka)
      • Slovene: bəčkà (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бо́чка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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      Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “бо́чка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika