Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/metъliga

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 *metъla +‎ *-iga.

Noun

*metъliga f

  1. some kind of grass

Declension

Declension of *metъliga (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *metъliga *metъlidzě *metъligy
genitive *metъligy *metъligu *metъligъ
dative *metъlidzě *metъligama *metъligamъ
accusative *metъligǫ *metъlidzě *metъligy
instrumental *metъligojǫ, *metъligǫ** *metъligama *metъligami
locative *metъlidzě *metъligu *metъligasъ, *metъligaxъ*
vocative *metъligo *metъlidzě *metъligy

* -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:
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: метли́га (metlíga)

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*metъliga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 129
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