Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ulybъka

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 *ulybati, *ulybnǫti (to smile) +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*ulybъka f[1][2]

  1. smile

Inflection

Declension of *ulybъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ulybъka *ulybъcě *ulybъky
genitive *ulybъky *ulybъku *ulybъkъ
dative *ulybъcě *ulybъkama *ulybъkamъ
accusative *ulybъkǫ *ulybъcě *ulybъky
instrumental *ulybъkojǫ, *ulybъkǫ** *ulybъkama *ulybъkami
locative *ulybъcě *ulybъku *ulybъkasъ, *ulybъkaxъ*
vocative *ulybъko *ulybъcě *ulybъky

* -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).

  • *lъbъ
  • *lybiti, *lyběti
    • *lybědь
    • *lyboňь
    • *lybotati, *lybětati
    • *ulybati, *ulybnǫti

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Bulgarian: ули́пка (ulípka) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “улыбка”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 455
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1973) “улыба́ться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 160