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Old East Slavic
Etymology
Origin uncertain.
Noun
сорокъ (sorokŭ) m
- unit of account equal to four tens
- bunch of 40 pelts (usually sable)
- church administrative district
Numeral
сорокъ (sorokŭ)
- forty (40)
- Synonym: четꙑредесѧте (četyredesęte)
Descendants
References
- ^ Preobrazhensky, A. G. (1914–1916) “со́рокъ”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2 (П – С), numbers 10–14, Moscow: G. Lissner & D. Sobko Publishing House, page 359
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1972) “со́рок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 722
- ^ Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “со́рок”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 393
- ^ Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “со́рок”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 188
- ^ Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “сорок”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 357
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сорок”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 356
- ^ Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “со́рак”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 251
Further reading
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “сорокъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 465
- Bogatova, G. A., editor (2002), “сорокъ¹; сорокъ²”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. (in Russian), issue 26 (снуръ – спарывати), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 179
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic сорокъ (sorokŭ); further origin uncertain.
Numeral
со́рокъ • (sórok)
- forty (40)
Noun
сорокъ • (sorok) m inan
- bunch of 40 pelts
- group of 40 rural households
Descendants
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сорок”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 356
- ^ Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “со́рак”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 251: “ст.-бел. сорокъ”
Further reading
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “сорокъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 369
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “сорокъ I”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 94
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “сорокъ II”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 94
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “сорукъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 100