Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/korbъka

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

  • *korbъkъ

Etymology

By surface analysis, *korbъ +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*korbъka f[1]

  1. little basket

Inflection

Declension of *korbъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *korbъka *korbъcě *korbъky
genitive *korbъky *korbъku *korbъkъ
dative *korbъcě *korbъkama *korbъkamъ
accusative *korbъkǫ *korbъcě *korbъky
instrumental *korbъkojǫ, *korbъkǫ** *korbъkama *korbъkami
locative *korbъcě *korbъku *korbъkasъ, *korbъkaxъ*
vocative *korbъko *korbъcě *korbъky

* -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:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*korbъka/*korbъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 54

Further reading

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