Reconstruction:Old Novgorodian/кѣпьць

This Old Novgorodian 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.

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Expected reflex of Proto-Slavic *cěpьcь (from an earlier pre-palatalized form *kěpьcь). By surface analysis, *кѣпе (*kěpe) +‎ -ьць (-ĭcʹĭ).

Reconstructed based on the dialectal Russian кепе́ц (kepéc, “flail beater, flail holder”)[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] Compare with Russian цепе́ц (cepéc).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: *кѣ‧пь‧ць

Noun

*кѣпьць • (*kěpĭcʹĭ) m

  1. flail beater or holder

Descendants

  • → Russian: кепе́ц (kepéc) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ SP, vol. 2, page 81: “cěpьcь : kěpьcь”, “кепе́ц”
  2. ^ DND2, §2.7 page 41‒45
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