Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьjavъka

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 *piti.

Noun

*pьjavъka f

  1. leech

Declension

Declension of *pьjavъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pьjavъka *pьjavъcě *pьjavъky
genitive *pьjavъky *pьjavъku *pьjavъkъ
dative *pьjavъcě *pьjavъkama *pьjavъkamъ
accusative *pьjavъkǫ *pьjavъcě *pьjavъky
instrumental *pьjavъkojǫ, *pьjavъkǫ** *pьjavъkama *pьjavъkami
locative *pьjavъcě *pьjavъku *pьjavъkasъ, *pьjavъkaxъ*
vocative *pьjavъko *pьjavъcě *pьjavъky

* -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: п'я́ўка (pʺjáŭka), пья́ўка (pʹjáŭka), пля́ўка (pljáŭka)
    • Russian: пья́вка (pʹjávka), пия́вка (pijávka)
    • Ukrainian: п'я́вка (pʺjávka), пля́вка (pljávka)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: пявка (pjavka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пия́вка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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