Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sojьka

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

Diminutive of *soja +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*sòjьka f

  1. alternative form of *soja

Declension

Declension of *sojьka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sojьka *sojьcě *sojьky
genitive *sojьky *sojьku *sojьkъ
dative *sojьcě *sojьkama *sojьkamъ
accusative *sojьkǫ *sojьcě *sojьky
instrumental *sojьkojǫ, *sojьkǫ** *sojьkama *sojьkami
locative *sojьcě *sojьku *sojьkasъ, *sojьkaxъ*
vocative *sojьko *sojьcě *sojьky

* -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).

Derived terms

  • *obsojьka (“jay”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: со́йка (sójka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “соя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obsojьka II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 253
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сойка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 286
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