Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gorьčica

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 *gorьkъ +‎ *-ica.[1]

Noun

*gorьčica f

  1. bitter appetizer
  2. (by extension) mustard

Inflection

Declension of *gorьčica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *gorьčica *gorьčici *gorьčicę̇
genitive *gorьčicę̇ *gorьčicu *gorьčicь
dative *gorьčici *gorьčicama *gorьčicamъ
accusative *gorьčicǫ *gorьčici *gorьčicę̇
instrumental *gorьčicejǫ, *gorьčicǫ** *gorьčicama *gorьčicami
locative *gorьčici *gorьčicu *gorьčicasъ, *gorьčicaxъ*
vocative *gorьčice *gorьčici *gorьčicę̇

* -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

References

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