Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orbotęga

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 *orbota +‎ *-ęga.

PIE word
*h₃órbʰos

Noun

*orbotęga f

  1. hard-working person

Declension

Declension of *orbotęga (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *orbotęga *orbotędzě *orbotęgy
genitive *orbotęgy *orbotęgu *orbotęgъ
dative *orbotędzě *orbotęgama *orbotęgamъ
accusative *orbotęgǫ *orbotędzě *orbotęgy
instrumental *orbotęgojǫ, *orbotęgǫ** *orbotęgama *orbotęgami
locative *orbotędzě *orbotęgu *orbotęgasъ, *orbotęgaxъ*
vocative *orbotęgo *orbotędzě *orbotęgy

* -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:
    • Belarusian: рабаця́га (rabacjáha)
    • Russian: работя́га (rabotjága)
    • Ukrainian: роботя́га (robotjáha)

References

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