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
genitive *stьžьky *stьžьku *stьžьkъ
dative *stьžьcě *stьžьkama *stьžьkamъ
accusative *stьžьkǫ *stьžьcě *stьžьky
instrumental *stьžьkojǫ, *stьžьkǫ** *stьžьkama *stьžьkami
locative *stьžьcě *stьžьku *stьžьkasъ, *stьžьkaxъ*
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).

noun

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: сце́жка (scjéžka)
    • Russian: стёжка (stjóžka)
    • Ukrainian: сте́жка (stéžka)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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