Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malьčikъ

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

From *malьcь +‎ *-ikъ.

Noun

*malьčikъ m[1]

  1. boy
  2. lad

Declension

Declension of *malьčikъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *malьčikъ *malьčika *malьčici
genitive *malьčika *malьčiku *malьčikъ
dative *malьčiku *malьčikoma *malьčikomъ
accusative *malьčikъ *malьčika *malьčiky
instrumental *malьčikъmь, *malьčikomь* *malьčikoma *malьčiky
locative *malьčicě *malьčiku *malьčicěxъ
vocative *malьčiče *malьčika *malьčici

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мальчикъ (malĭčikŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Serbo-Croatian: мальчикъ (malʹčik)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*malьčikъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 181

Further reading

  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “мальчик”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 491