Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mečьka

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, *mek- +‎ *-ьka, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from *medvědь.

Noun

*mečьka f

  1. she-bear

Declension

Declension of *mečьka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mečьka *mečьcě *mečьky
genitive *mečьky *mečьku *mečьkъ
dative *mečьcě *mečьkama *mečьkamъ
accusative *mečьkǫ *mečьcě *mečьky
instrumental *mečьkojǫ, *mečьkǫ** *mečьkama *mečьkami
locative *mečьcě *mečьku *mečьkasъ, *mečьkaxъ*
vocative *mečьko *mečьcě *mečьky

* -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

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мечька (mečĭka)
      • Middle Russian: мечка (mečka), мешка (meška); мека m (meka)
      • Old Ruthenian: мечка (mečka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • ⇒? Czech: Mečka m (proper name); Mečkov (toponym)

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мечка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 777
  • Blažek, Václav (2019) “Славянское *mečьka ‘медведица’ [Slavic *mečьka ‘(she-)bear’]”, in Балто-славянские исследования [Balto-Slavic Studies] (in Russian), volume 20, Moscow, →DOI, pages 200–206
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