Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъčьka

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

Related to *tъknǫti.

Noun

*tъčьka f

  1. dot, point

Declension

Declension of *tъčьka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tъčьka *tъčьcě *tъčьky
genitive *tъčьky *tъčьku *tъčьkъ
dative *tъčьcě *tъčьkama *tъčьkamъ
accusative *tъčьkǫ *tъčьcě *tъčьky
instrumental *tъčьkojǫ, *tъčьkǫ** *tъčьkama *tъčьkami
locative *tъčьcě *tъčьku *tъčьkasъ, *tъčьkaxъ*
vocative *tъčьko *tъčьcě *tъčьky

* -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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *тъчька (*tŭčĭka)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Church Slavonic: тъчька (tŭčĭka) (Serbian recension)
    • Macedonian: точка (točka)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: та̏чка
      Latin script: tȁčka
    • Slovene: tóčka (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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