Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьraka

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 *sьràti (“to shit”) +‎ *-ka.

Noun

*sьraka f

  1. ass, buttocks

Declension

Declension of *sьraka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sьraka *sьracě *sьraky
genitive *sьraky *sьraku *sьrakъ
dative *sьracě *sьrakama *sьrakamъ
accusative *sьrakǫ *sьracě *sьraky
instrumental *sьrakojǫ, *sьrakǫ** *sьrakama *sьrakami
locative *sьracě *sьraku *sьrakasъ, *sьrakaxъ*
vocative *sьrako *sьracě *sьraky

* -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: *сьрака (*sĭraka)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “сра́ка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 276
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “срати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 386
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