Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/podъkova

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 *podъ- +‎ *kovati (“to forge”) (compare *podъ (“beneath, below”)).

Noun

*podъkova f

  1. horseshoe

Inflection

Declension of *podъkova (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *podъkova *podъkově *podъkovy
genitive *podъkovy *podъkovu *podъkovъ
dative *podъkově *podъkovama *podъkovamъ
accusative *podъkovǫ *podъkově *podъkovy
instrumental *podъkovojǫ, *podъkovǫ** *podъkovama *podъkovami
locative *podъkově *podъkovu *podъkovasъ, *podъkovaxъ*
vocative *podъkovo *podъkově *podъkovy

* -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

Further reading

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “подкова”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 450
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