Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьcaka

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 *sьcati (to piss) +‎ *-ka.

Noun

*sьcaka f

  1. urine

Declension

Declension of *sьcaka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sьcaka *sьcacě *sьcaky
genitive *sьcaky *sьcaku *sьcakъ
dative *sьcacě *sьcakama *sьcakamъ
accusative *sьcakǫ *sьcacě *sьcaky
instrumental *sьcakojǫ, *sьcakǫ** *sьcakama *sьcakami
locative *sьcacě *sьcaku *sьcakasъ, *sьcakaxъ*
vocative *sьcako *sьcacě *sьcaky

* -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).

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seykʷ- (0 c, 10 e)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *сьцака (*sĭcaka), сьсака (sĭsaka)[1]
      • Old Ruthenian: *сца́ка (*scáka)
        • Ukrainian: сця́ки pl (scjáky)[2]
      • Russian: сца́ка (scáka), сса́ка (ssáka), сца́ки pl (scáki) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Gippius, A. A. (actor) (December 19, 2020), “«Игра в слова»: берестяная грамота № 1131 в эпиграфическом контексте” (23:18 from the start), in Эпиграфические итоги 2020 года[1] (in Russian), Institute for Slavic Studies of the RAS
  2. ^ Stavytska, L. O. (2008) “сця́ки”, in Українська мова без табу [Ukrainian Language without Taboos] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Krytyka, →ISBN, page 363