Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věkъ

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 *wáikas, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”). Cognate with Lithuanian viẽkas (“power, life”).[1][2]

    Noun

    *vě̑kъ m[3]

    1. age (period of time)

    Declension

    Declension of *vě̑kъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *vě̑kъ *vě̑ka *vě̑ci
    genitive *vě̑ka *věkù *vě̃kъ
    dative *vě̑ku *věkomà *věkòmъ
    accusative *vě̑kъ *vě̑ka *vě̑ky
    instrumental *vě̑kъmь, *vě̑komь* *věkomà *věký
    locative *vě̑cě *věkù *věcě̃xъ
    vocative *věče *vě̑ka *vě̑ci

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    or

    Declension of *vě̑kъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *vě̑kъ *vě̑ky *vě̑kove
    genitive *vě̑ku *věkovù *věkòvъ
    dative *vě̑kovi *věkъmà *vě̑kъmъ
    accusative *vě̑kъ *vě̑ky *vě̑ky
    instrumental *vě̑kъmь *věkъmà *věkъmì
    locative *věkú *věkovù *vě̑kъxъ
    vocative *věku *vě̑ky *vě̑kove
    adjectives

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: вѣкъ (věkŭ)
        • Old Ruthenian: вѣкъ (věk)
        • Russian: век (vek)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: věk
      • Old Polish: wiek
      • Old Slovak: vek
      • Pomeranian:
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: wěk
        • Upper Sorbian: wěk
    • Non-Slavic:

    References

    1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “век”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1128-29
    3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “věkъ věka/věku”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander

    Further reading

    • Nikolaev, Sergei L. (2020), «Слово о полку Игореве»: реконструкция стихотворного текста [“The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”: reconstruction of a poetic text]‎[2] (in Russian), Moscow; Saint-Petersburg: Nestor-History, →ISBN, page 260
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