Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/korvьjakъ

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

By surface analysis, *korvь +‎ *-jakъ.

Noun

*korvьjakъ m[1]

  1. cow manure

Inflection

Declension of *korvьjakъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *korvьjakъ *korvьjaka *korvьjaci
genitive *korvьjaka *korvьjaku *korvьjakъ
dative *korvьjaku *korvьjakoma *korvьjakomъ
accusative *korvьjakъ *korvьjaka *korvьjaky
instrumental *korvьjakъmь, *korvьjakomь* *korvьjakoma *korvьjaky
locative *korvьjacě *korvьjaku *korvьjacěxъ
vocative *korvьjače *korvьjaka *korvьjaci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *коровьꙗкъ (*korovĭjakŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: *коровъꙗ́къ (*korovʺják), *коровꙗ́къ (*korovják)
        • Belarusian: караўя́к (karaŭják); каравя́к (karavják) (dialectal)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: коровя́к (korovják)
        • Ukrainian: коров'я́к (korovʺják), коровя́к (korovják)
      • Russian: коровя́к (korovják) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: kravjak (dialectal)
    • Polish: krowiak

References

  1. ^ SP, vol. 10, page 252: “korvьjь”