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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modlitva
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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
Inflection
Declension of *modlitva (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *modlitva | *modlitvě | *modlitvy |
| genitive | *modlitvy | *modlitvu | *modlitvъ |
| dative | *modlitvě | *modlitvama | *modlitvamъ |
| accusative | *modlitvǫ | *modlitvě | *modlitvy |
| instrumental | *modlitvojǫ, *modlitvǫ** | *modlitvama | *modlitvami |
| locative | *modlitvě | *modlitvu | *modlitvasъ, *modlitvaxъ* |
| vocative | *modlitvo | *modlitvě | *modlitvy |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “молитва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 216
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