Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svorka

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

Noun

*svòrka f

  1. alternative form of *sòrka (magpie)

Inflection

Declension of *svòrka (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *svòrka *svòrcě *svòrky
genitive *svòrky *svòrku *svòrkъ
dative *svòrcě *svòrkama *svòrkamъ
accusative *svòrkǫ *svòrcě *svòrky
instrumental *svòrkojǫ, *svòrkǭ** *svòrkama *svòrkamī
locative *svòrcě *svòrku *svòrkasъ, *svòrkaxъ*
vocative *svòrko *svòrcě *svòrky

* -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).