Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sinica

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 *siňь +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*sinìca f[1]

  1. titmouse
    Synonyms: *sypъka, *sykora
  2. (West Slavic) blue-green algae, cyanobacteria

Declension

Declension of *sinìca (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *sinìca *sinìci *sinìcę̇
genitive *sinìcę̇ *sinìcu *sinìcь
dative *sinìcī *sinìcama *sinìcāmъ
accusative *sinìcǫ *sinìci *sinìcę̇
instrumental *sinìcējǫ, *sinìcǭ* *sinìcama *sinìcāmī
locative *sinìcī *sinìcu *sinìcāsъ
vocative *sinìce *sinìci *sinìcę̇

* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: синица (sinica)
    • Old Novgorodian: синица (sinića)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “siníca”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*sini̋ca”
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