Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pečenьka

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, *pečenь +‎ *-ьka.

Noun

*pečenьka f

  1. diminutive of *pečenь: roast

Declension

Declension of *pečenьka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pečenьka *pečenьcě *pečenьky
genitive *pečenьky *pečenьku *pečenьkъ
dative *pečenьcě *pečenьkama *pečenьkamъ
accusative *pečenьkǫ *pečenьcě *pečenьky
instrumental *pečenьkojǫ, *pečenьkǫ** *pečenьkama *pečenьkami
locative *pečenьcě *pečenьku *pečenьkasъ, *pečenьkaxъ*
vocative *pečenьko *pečenьcě *pečenьky

* -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:
    • Russian: печёнка (pečónka)
    • Ukrainian: печі́нка (pečínka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: pečenka
    • Silesian: pieczōnka

Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “печінка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka