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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žuka
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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
Formed as *žuti (“to chew”) + *-ka, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”).
Inflection
Declension of *žuka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žuka | *žucě | *žuky |
| genitive | *žuky | *žuku | *žukъ |
| dative | *žucě | *žukama | *žukamъ |
| accusative | *žukǫ | *žucě | *žuky |
| instrumental | *žukojǫ, *žukǫ** | *žukama | *žukami |
| locative | *žucě | *žuku | *žukasъ, *žukaxъ* |
| vocative | *žuko | *žucě | *žuky |
* -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).
Derived terms
- *žukati (“to gulp, to surp”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: жука (žuka), dial джука (džuka) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Macedonian: џока (džoka, “to gulp”) (colloquial)
- ⇒ Macedonian: џокало (džokalo, “mouth, buccal cavity”) (colloquial)
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жука”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 557
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