Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dojьčę

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

Either from *dojьсь (“milker; teat”) +‎ *-ę[1] or from *dojьka (“milch animal; breast/udder”) +‎ *-ę.[2] Both ultimately derive from *dojiti (“to milk, to suckle”).

Noun

*dojьčę n[1][2]

  1. suckling, nursing infant (breastfed by the mother)

Declension

Declension of *dojьčę (nt-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dojьčę *dojьčęti *dojьčęta
genitive *dojьčęte *dojьčętu *dojьčętъ
dative *dojьčęti *dojьčętьma *dojьčętьmъ
accusative *dojьčę *dojьčęti *dojьčęta
instrumental *dojьčętьmь *dojьčętьma *dojьčęty
locative *dojьčęte *dojьčętu *dojьčętьxъ
vocative *dojьčę *dojьčęti *dojьčęta

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian: dȍjče, dòjče (archaic)
      • Serbo-Croatian: Dȍjčeta (proper name)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dojьčę”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 55
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1981), “*dojьčę”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 4 (dob'estь – družьstvo), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 39
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