Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stolica

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 *stolъ +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*stolica f

  1. chair, seat (equipment for sitting)
  2. throne (place of sitting for a ruler)

Inflection

Declension of *stolica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stolica *stolici *stolicę̇
genitive *stolicę̇ *stolicu *stolicь
dative *stolici *stolicama *stolicamъ
accusative *stolicǫ *stolici *stolicę̇
instrumental *stolicejǫ, *stolicǫ** *stolicama *stolicami
locative *stolici *stolicu *stolicasъ, *stolicaxъ*
vocative *stolice *stolici *stolicę̇

* -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

  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сто̀лица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 475