Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъlkъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
*gъlkъ m
Alternative forms
- *gъlka (a-stem)
- *gъlčь (yo-stem)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gъlkъ | *gъlka | *gъlci |
| genitive | *gъlka | *gъlku | *gъlkъ |
| dative | *gъlku | *gъlkoma | *gъlkomъ |
| accusative | *gъlkъ | *gъlka | *gъlky |
| instrumental | *gъlkъmь, *gъlkomь* | *gъlkoma | *gъlky |
| locative | *gъlcě | *gъlku | *gъlcěxъ |
| vocative | *gъlče | *gъlka | *gъlci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *gъlkati (“to bark, yelp”)
- *gъlčati (“to scold, to yell”)
- *gъlčiti (“to shout”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: holcă
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gъlkъ/*gъlkа”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 191
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “голк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “глък”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 254
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “golčáti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si