Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/služьba

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *sláugība. By surface analysis, *sluga +‎ *-ьba. Cognate with Lithuanian slaugyba.

    Noun

    *slùžьba f

    1. service

    Declension

    Declension of *služьba (hard a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *služьba *služьbě *služьby
    genitive *služьby *služьbu *služьbъ
    dative *služьbě *služьbama *služьbamъ
    accusative *služьbǫ *služьbě *služьby
    instrumental *služьbojǫ, *služьbǫ** *služьbama *služьbami
    locative *služьbě *služьbu *služьbasъ, *služьbaxъ*
    vocative *služьbo *služьbě *služьby

    * -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

    Further reading

    • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “слу́жба”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN
    • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “служба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 123

    References

    1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2011), “служба”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 31 (рушаючий – смущенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 441
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