Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъsъka

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 *sъsàti (“to suck”) +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*sъ̀sъka f^[1]

teat, nipple

Declension

Declension of *sъsъka (hard a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъsъka	*sъsъcě	*sъsъky
genitive	*sъsъky	*sъsъku	*sъsъkъ
dative	*sъsъcě	*sъsъkama	*sъsъkamъ
accusative	*sъsъkǫ	*sъsъcě	*sъsъky
instrumental	sъsъkojǫ, sъsъkǫ^**	*sъsъkama	*sъsъkami
locative	*sъsъcě	*sъsъku	sъsъkasъ, sъsъkaxъ^*
vocative	*sъsъko	*sъsъcě	*sъsъky

^* -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: со́ска (sóska)
- Middle Russian: со́ска (sóska) (15-16ᵗʰ c.)^[2]
  - Russian: со́ска (sóska)
- Ukrainian: со́ска (sóska)

References

^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “соса́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
^ Bogatova, G. A., editor (2002), “соска”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 26 (снуръ – спарывати), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 191

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

[2] Bogatova, G. A., editor (2002), “соска”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 26 (снуръ – спарывати), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 191

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