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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krydla
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *kryti (“to cover, hide”) + *-dla
Noun
*krydla f
- Alternative form of *krydlo (“covering, cover”)
Declension
Declension of *krydla (hard a-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *krydla | *krydlě | *krydly |
Accusative | *krydlǫ | *krydlě | *krydly |
Genitive | *krydly | *krydlu | *krydlъ |
Locative | *krydlě | *krydlu | *krydlasъ, *krydlaxъ* |
Dative | *krydlě | *krydlama | *krydlamъ |
Instrumental | *krydlojǫ, *krydlǫ** | *krydlama | *krydlami |
Vocative | *krydlo | *krydlě | *krydly |
* -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).