Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rǫkavъ

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 *rǫka +‎ *-avъ.

Compare typologically Latin manica (< manus).

Noun

*rǫkavъ m

  1. sleeve

Declension

Declension of *rǫkavъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *rǫkavъ *rǫkava *rǫkavi
genitive *rǫkava *rǫkavu *rǫkavъ
dative *rǫkavu *rǫkavoma *rǫkavomъ
accusative *rǫkavъ *rǫkava *rǫkavy
instrumental *rǫkavъmь, *rǫkavomь* *rǫkavoma *rǫkavy
locative *rǫkavě *rǫkavu *rǫkavěxъ
vocative *rǫkave *rǫkava *rǫkavi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: рѫкавъ (rǫkavŭ), рукавъ (rukavŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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