къра

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Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Sreznevsky from Proto-Slavic *kъra. Akin to Old Czech kra (piece of rock or other material).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊˈrɑ//kʊˈra//ˈkra/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kʊˈrɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kʊˈra/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkra/

  • Hyphenation: къ‧ра́

Noun

къра (kŭraf

  1. floe, thin ice, piece

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “кра”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1310
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “криниѥ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1324
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “къра”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1840