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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bajьka
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *bajati + *-ka.
Noun
*bajьka f
- fable
Inflection
Declension of *bajьka (hard a-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *bajьka | *bajьcě | *bajьky |
Accusative | *bajьkǫ | *bajьcě | *bajьky |
Genitive | *bajьky | *bajьku | *bajьkъ |
Locative | *bajьcě | *bajьku | *bajьkasъ, *bajьkaxъ* |
Dative | *bajьcě | *bajьkama | *bajьkamъ |
Instrumental | *bajьkojǫ, *bajьkǫ** | *bajьkama | *bajьkami |
Vocative | *bajьko | *bajьcě | *bajьky |
* -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).
** 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).
Related terms
- *bajati (“tell tales”)
- *basnь (“fable”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: [Term?]
- Belarusian: байка (bajka)
- Russian: ба́йка (bájka)
- Rusyn: байка (bajka)
- Ukrainian: ба́йка (bájka)
- Old East Slavic: [Term?]
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: байка (bajka)
- Macedonian: бајка (bajka)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ба̑јка
- Latin: bȃjka
- Slovene: bájka
- West Slavic:
- Czech: bajka
- Polish: bajka
- Slovak: bájka
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: bajka
- Upper Sorbian: bajka