Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moky

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 *mok- (“wet”) +‎ *-y.

Noun

*moky f[1]

  1. wetland

Declension

Declension of *moky (hard v-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *moky *mokъvi *mokъvi
genitive *mokъve *mokъvu *mokъvъ
dative *mokъvi *mokъvьma, *mokъvama* *mokъvьmъ, *mokъvamъ*
accusative *mokъvь *mokъvi *mokъvi
instrumental *mokъvьjǫ, *mokъvľǫ** *mokъvьma, *mokъvama* *mokъvьmi, *mokъvami*
locative *mokъve *mokъvu *mokъvьxъ, *mokъvaxъ*
vocative *moky *mokъvi *mokъvi

* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: моква́ (mokvá)
    • Russian: моква́ (mokvá) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*moky”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 149

Further reading

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