Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rǫkavica

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 *rǫkavъ +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*rǫkavica f

  1. glove

Inflection

Declension of *rǫkavica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *rǫkavica *rǫkavici *rǫkavicę̇
genitive *rǫkavicę̇ *rǫkavicu *rǫkavicь
dative *rǫkavici *rǫkavicama *rǫkavicamъ
accusative *rǫkavicǫ *rǫkavici *rǫkavicę̇
instrumental *rǫkavicejǫ, *rǫkavicǫ** *rǫkavicama *rǫkavicami
locative *rǫkavici *rǫkavicu *rǫkavicasъ, *rǫkavicaxъ*
vocative *rǫkavice *rǫkavici *rǫkavicę̇

* -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

Further reading

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ръкавица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 373
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