Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gvězdica
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *gvězda (“star”) + *-ica.
Noun
*gvězdica f[1]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gvězdica | *gvězdici | *gvězdicę̇ |
| genitive | *gvězdicę̇ | *gvězdicu | *gvězdicь |
| dative | *gvězdicī | *gvězdicama | *gvězdicāmъ |
| accusative | *gvězdicǫ | *gvězdici | *gvězdicę̇ |
| instrumental | *gvězdicējǫ, *gvězdicǭ* | *gvězdicama | *gvězdicāmī |
| locative | *gvězdicī | *gvězdicu | *gvězdicāsъ |
| vocative | *gvězdice | *gvězdici | *gvězdicę̇ |
* 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).