Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malyšьka

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 *malyšь +‎ *-ьka.

Noun

*malyšьka f[1]

  1. little child

Declension

Declension of *malyšьka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *malyšьka *malyšьcě *malyšьky
genitive *malyšьky *malyšьku *malyšьkъ
dative *malyšьcě *malyšьkama *malyšьkamъ
accusative *malyšьkǫ *malyšьcě *malyšьky
instrumental *malyšьkojǫ, *malyšьkǫ** *malyšьkama *malyšьkami
locative *malyšьcě *malyšьku *malyšьkasъ, *malyšьkaxъ*
vocative *malyšьko *malyšьcě *malyšьky

* -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:
    • Old East Slavic: малꙑшька (malyšĭka)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*malyšьka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 181
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