Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъska

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

According to Vasmer, related to *tъščь (“hollow”).

Noun

*tъska f

  1. melancholy, sorrow, grief

Declension

Declension of *tъska (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tъska *tъscě *tъsky
genitive *tъsky *tъsku *tъskъ
dative *tъscě *tъskama *tъskamъ
accusative *tъskǫ *tъscě *tъsky
instrumental *tъskojǫ, *tъskǫ** *tъskama *tъskami
locative *tъscě *tъsku *tъskasъ, *tъskaxъ*
vocative *tъsko *tъscě *tъsky

* -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: тъска (tŭska)
  • West Slavic:
    • ⇒ Czech: teskný
    • ⇒ Old Polish: teskny
    • ⇒ Slovak: tesklivý

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тоска́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “тоска́”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 253
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тоска”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
  • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2010), “таска́”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 13 (су- – трапка́ч), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN
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