Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьdovica

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

By surface analysis, *vьdova +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*vьdovica f

  1. synonym of *vьdova: widow

Declension

Declension of *vьdovica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vьdovica *vьdovici *vьdovicę̇
genitive *vьdovicę̇ *vьdovicu *vьdovicь
dative *vьdovici *vьdovicama *vьdovicamъ
accusative *vьdovicǫ *vьdovici *vьdovicę̇
instrumental *vьdovicejǫ, *vьdovicǫ** *vьdovicama *vьdovicami
locative *vьdovici *vьdovicu *vьdovicasъ, *vьdovicaxъ*
vocative *vьdovice *vьdovici *vьdovicę̇

* -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).

  • *vьdovьcь

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: въдовица (vŭdovica)
      • Russian: (obsolete) вдови́ца (vdovíca)
      • Ukrainian: вдови́ця (vdovýcja), удови́ця (udovýcja) (obsolete)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вдовец, вдовица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 125
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