Reconstruction:Old Novgorodian/кѣвь
Old Novgorodian
Etymology
Expected reflex of Proto-Slavic *cěvь (from an earlier pre-palatalized form *kěvь).
Reconstructed based on the dialectal Russian кевь (kevʹ, “spool, bobbin, reel”)[1], originating from Old Novgorodian and Old Pskovian, where the most important feature was the absence of the second palatalization of the velar *k, *g, *x in the position before *ě and *i, which were only softened to [kʲ], [ɡʲ], [xʲ].[2] Also compare borrowings in Finnic languages, where the special Old Pskovian ѣ (æ) (realized as a wide monophthong or diphthong with a wide second component) was reflected as ää.[3][4] Compare with Old East Slavic цѣвь (cěvĭ).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: *кѣ‧вь
Noun
*кѣвь • (*kěvĭ) f[3]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *кѣвь *kěvĭ |
*кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣви *kěvi |
| genitive | *кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣвью *kěvĭju |
*кѣвьи *kěvĭi |
| dative | *кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣвьма *kěvĭma |
*кѣвьмъ *kěvĭmŭ |
| accusative | *кѣвь *kěvĭ |
*кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣви *kěvi |
| instrumental | *кѣвьѭ *kěvĭjǫ |
*кѣвьма *kěvĭma |
*кѣвьми *kěvĭmi |
| locative | *кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣвью *kěvĭju |
*кѣвьхъ *kěvĭxŭ |
| vocative | *кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣви *kěvi |
*кѣвьѥ *kěvĭje |
Related terms
nouns
Descendants
- → Finnic: (via Old Pskovian)
- Estonian: kääv; kääve (dialectal)
- Finnish: käävi, käämi, käämy
- Ingrian: käävy, käämy
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: kiämi
- South Karelian: kiämi
- Ludian: kiämi, kiäm
- Veps: käm
- Votic: tšäävi, tšääve
- Kukkuzi: käävü
- → Russian: кевь (kevʹ) (dialectal)
References
- ^ SP, vol. 2, page 85‒86: “cěvь (kěvь)”, page 86: “кевь (: кево́к)”
- ^ DND2, §2.7 page 41‒45
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DND2, §2.7 page 42: “новг.-пск. кѣвь”
- ^ DND2, §2.15 page 52‒53