кѫпала
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- купала (kupala) (Late East Slavic)
Etymology
From кѫпало (kǫpalo) + -а (-a).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kõˈpɑlɑ/→/kuˈpala/→/kuˈpala/
- Hyphenation: кѫ‧па‧ла
Noun
кѫпала (kǫpala) m or f
- (in the plural) John the Baptist's Day
- (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- а миръ отъ Покрова Богородицы до Ивана дне до Купалъ, а отъ Ивана дне за два лѣтъ
- a mirŭ otŭ Pokrova Bogorodicy do Ivana dne do Kupalŭ, a otŭ Ivana dne za dva lětŭ
- And peace from the Intercession of the Theotokos up to Ivan's day, up to Kupaly, and from Ivan's day for two years
Usage notes
It is attested in plural genitive and accusative only.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | кѫпала kǫpala |
кѫпалѣ kǫpalě |
кѫпалꙑ kǫpaly |
| genitive | кѫпалꙑ kǫpaly |
кѫпалу kǫpalu |
кѫпалъ kǫpalŭ |
| dative | кѫпалѣ kǫpalě |
кѫпалама kǫpalama |
кѫпаламъ kǫpalamŭ |
| accusative | кѫпалѫ kǫpalǫ |
кѫпалѣ kǫpalě |
кѫпалꙑ kǫpaly |
| instrumental | кѫпалоѭ kǫpalojǫ |
кѫпалама kǫpalama |
кѫпалами kǫpalami |
| locative | кѫпалѣ kǫpalě |
кѫпалу kǫpalu |
кѫпалахъ kǫpalaxŭ |
| vocative | кѫпало kǫpalo |
кѫпалѣ kǫpalě |
кѫпалꙑ kǫpaly |
Related terms
Descendants
- Russian: Купа́ла (Kupála), купа́ла (kupála)
- Belarusian: (dialectal) Купа́ла (Kupála), купа́ла (kupála)
- Ukrainian: Купа́ла (Kupála), купа́ла (kupála)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “кꙋпалꙑ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1369