Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plьsky
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Lithuanian pliskėti (“to clear out, to polish”), both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, to splice”). Further related to Proto-Slavic *plьxъ (“bald”) (whence Czech plchý), *plěšь (“bald”), Lithuanian plìkas (“bald”), Latvian pliks (“naked, bare”).
Noun
[edit]*plьsky f
Usage notes
[edit]Only attested in toponyms, so the exact meaning is unclear.
Declension
[edit]Declension of *plьsky (v-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *plьsky | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvi |
| genitive | *plьskъve | *plьskъvu | *plьskъvъ |
| dative | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvьma, *plьskъvama* | *plьskъvьmъ, *plьskъvamъ* |
| accusative | *plьskъvь | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvi |
| instrumental | *plьskъvьjǫ, *plьskъvľǫ** | *plьskъvьma, *plьskъvama* | *plьskъvьmi, *plьskъvami* |
| locative | *plьskъve | *plьskъvu | *plьskъvьxъ, *plьskъvaxъ* |
| vocative | *plьsky | *plьskъvi | *plьskъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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).
** 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Псков”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress