Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dětьca

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

*dětь (“child”) +‎ *-ьca

Noun

*dětьca f

  1. (collective) children

Declension

Declension of *dětьca (soft a-stem, uncountable)
singular
nominative *dětьca
genitive *dětьcę̇
dative *dětьci
accusative *dětьcǫ
instrumental *dětьcejǫ, *dětьcǫ**
locative *dětьci
vocative *dětьce

* -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

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: деца́ (decá)
    • Macedonian: де́ца (déca)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: дѐца, дјѐца
      Latin: dèca, djèca
    • Slovene: déca
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