Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xlěbьcь

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 *xlě̀bъ +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*xlě̀bьcь m

  1. bread (diminutive)

Declension

Declension of *xlě̀bьcь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *xlě̀bьcь *xlě̀bьca *xlě̀bьci
genitive *xlě̀bьca *xlě̀bьcu *xlě̀bьcь
dative *xlě̀bьcu *xlě̀bьcema *xlě̀bьcēmъ
accusative *xlě̀bьcь *xlě̀bьca *xlě̀bьcę̇
instrumental *xlě̀bьcьmь, *xlě̀bьcemь* *xlě̀bьcema *xlě̀bьcī
locative *xlě̀bьci *xlě̀bьcu *xlě̀bьcīxъ
vocative *xlě̀bьče *xlě̀bьca *xlě̀bьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: хлѣбьць (xlěbĭcĭ)
      • Russian: хле́бец (xlébec)
      • Ukrainian: хлі́бець (xlíbecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Bulgarian: хлѣбець (hlěbecʹ)
    • Macedonian: лебец (lebec)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: хле̏бац, хље̏бац
      Latin script: hlȅbac, hljȅbac
    • Slovene: hlẹ̑bec (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: chlebec