Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kovъkъ

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

By surface analysis, *kovati (to forge) +‎ *-ъkъ.

Adjective

*kovъkъ[1]

  1. malleable

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *kovъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovъkъ *kovъka *kovъko
genitive *kovъka *kovъky *kovъka
dative *kovъku *kovъkě *kovъku
accusative *kovъkъ *kovъkǫ *kovъko
instrumental *kovъkomь *kovъkojǫ *kovъkomь
locative *kovъkě *kovъkě *kovъkě
vocative *kovъke *kovъko *kovъko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovъka *kovъkě *kovъkě
genitive *kovъku *kovъku *kovъku
dative *kovъkoma *kovъkama *kovъkoma
accusative *kovъka *kovъkě *kovъkě
instrumental *kovъkoma *kovъkama *kovъkoma
locative *kovъku *kovъku *kovъku
vocative *kovъka *kovъkě *kovъkě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovъki *kovъky *kovъka
genitive *kovъkъ *kovъkъ *kovъkъ
dative *kovъkomъ *kovъkamъ *kovъkomъ
accusative *kovъky *kovъky *kovъka
instrumental *kovъky *kovъkami *kovъky
locative *kovъkěxъ *kovъkaxъ *kovъkěxъ
vocative *kovъki *kovъky *kovъka
Definite declension of *kovъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovъkъjь *kovъkaja *kovъkoje
genitive *kovъkajego *kovъkyję̇ *kovъkajego
dative *kovъkujemu *kovъkěji *kovъkujemu
accusative *kovъkъjь *kovъkǫjǫ *kovъkoje
instrumental *kovъkyjimь *kovъkǫjǫ *kovъkyjimь
locative *kovъkějemь *kovъkěji *kovъkějemь
vocative *kovъkъjь *kovъkaja *kovъkoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovъkaja *kovъkěji *kovъkěji
genitive *kovъkuju *kovъkuju *kovъkuju
dative *kovъkyjima *kovъkyjima *kovъkyjima
accusative *kovъkaja *kovъkěji *kovъkěji
instrumental *kovъkyjima *kovъkyjima *kovъkyjima
locative *kovъkuju *kovъkuju *kovъkuju
vocative *kovъkaja *kovъkěji *kovъkěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovъkiji *kovъkyję̇ *kovъkaja
genitive *kovъkъjixъ *kovъkъjixъ *kovъkъjixъ
dative *kovъkyjimъ *kovъkyjimъ *kovъkyjimъ
accusative *kovъkyję̇ *kovъkyję̇ *kovъkaja
instrumental *kovъkyjimi *kovъkyjimi *kovъkyjimi
locative *kovъkyjixъ *kovъkyjixъ *kovъkyjixъ
vocative *kovъkiji *kovъkyję̇ *kovъkaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ко́вкий (kóvkij)
    • Ukrainian: ковки́й (kovkýj)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kovъkъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 15