Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščeka

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

Alternative forms

  • *ščęka (with secondary nasalization)

Etymology

Possible cognates include Old Norse skagi (“low cape, ness”) and skegg (“beard”).

Noun

*ščeka f

  1. cheek
    Synonym: *olnita
  2. jaw, jowl, maxilla
    Synonym: *čeľustь

Inflection

Declension of *ščeka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ščeka *ščecě *ščeky
genitive *ščeky *ščeku *ščekъ
dative *ščecě *ščekama *ščekamъ
accusative *ščekǫ *ščecě *ščeky
instrumental *ščekojǫ, *ščekǫ** *ščekama *ščekami
locative *ščecě *ščeku *ščekasъ, *ščekaxъ*
vocative *ščeko *ščecě *ščeky

* -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).

noun
  • *paščeka

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: шчака́ (ščaká)
    • Russian: щека́ (ščeká)
    • Ukrainian: щока́ (ščoká)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щека́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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