Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nauka
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Deverbal from *naučiti, from *učiti (“to teach”).
Noun
[edit]*nauka f
Declension
[edit]Declension of *nauka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nauka | *naucě | *nauky |
| genitive | *nauky | *nauku | *naukъ |
| dative | *naucě | *naukama | *naukamъ |
| accusative | *naukǫ | *naucě | *nauky |
| instrumental | *naukojǫ, *naukǫ** | *naukama | *naukami |
| locative | *naucě | *nauku | *naukasъ, *naukaxъ* |
| vocative | *nauko | *naucě | *nauky |
* -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
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1996), “*nauka/*naukъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 23 (*narodьnъjь – *navijakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 195
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “нау́ка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress