< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/galica
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Doublet of Proto-Slavic *galъka, equivalent to *galъ (“dark, murky”) + *-ica.
Noun
*galica f
- Alternative form of *galъka
Inflection
Declension of *galica (soft a-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *galica | *galici | *galicę̇ |
Accusative | *galicǫ | *galici | *galicę̇ |
Genitive | *galicę̇ | *galicu | *galicь |
Locative | *galici | *galicu | *galicasъ, *galicaxъ* |
Dative | *galici | *galicama | *galicamъ |
Instrumental | *galicejǫ, *galicǫ** | *galicama | *galicami |
Vocative | *galice | *galici | *galicę̇ |
* -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).