Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/babona

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

Alternative forms

Noun

*babona f

  1. alternative form of *babonъ (“superstition, superstitious person”)

Declension

Declension of *babona (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *babona *baboně *babony
genitive *babony *babonu *babonъ
dative *baboně *babonama *babonamъ
accusative *babonǫ *baboně *babony
instrumental *babonojǫ, *babonǫ** *babonama *babonami
locative *baboně *babonu *babonasъ, *babonaxъ*
vocative *babono *baboně *babony

* -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).

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