Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьžьka

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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьžьka

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 *stьga +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*stьžьka f

1. small path, trail

Inflection

Declension of *stьžьka (hard a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*stьžьka	*stьžьcě	*stьžьky
Accusative	*stьžьkǫ	*stьžьcě	*stьžьky
Genitive	*stьžьky	*stьžьku	*stьžьkъ
Locative	*stьžьcě	*stьžьku	*stьžьkasъ, *stьžьkaxъ*
Dative	*stьžьcě	*stьžьkama	*stьžьkamъ
Instrumental	*stьžьkojǫ, *stьžьkǫ**	*stьžьkama	*stьžьkami
Vocative	*stьžьko	*stьžьcě	*stьžьky

^* -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).

Related terms

noun

• *stьgna

 

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: сце́жка (scjéžka)
  • Russian: стёжка (stjóžka)
  • Ukrainian: сте́жка (stéžka)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: stezka, stežka
  • Old Polish: ścieżka, steżka
    • Polish: ścieżka
  • Slovak: stezka
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: sćažka
    • Upper Sorbian: šćežka

Further Reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “стезя́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress