Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrvenъ
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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
Passive participle of *čьrviti (“to dye red”), from *čьrvь (“worm”), certain worms being used to manufacture red dye.
Adjective
Declension
Indefinite declension of *čьrvenъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čьrvenъ | *čьrvena | *čьrveno |
| genitive | *čьrvena | *čьrveny | *čьrvena |
| dative | *čьrvenu | *čьrveně | *čьrvenu |
| accusative | *čьrvenъ | *čьrvenǫ | *čьrveno |
| instrumental | *čьrvenomь | *čьrvenojǫ | *čьrvenomь |
| locative | *čьrveně | *čьrveně | *čьrveně |
| vocative | *čьrvene | *čьrveno | *čьrveno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *čьrvena | *čьrveně | *čьrveně |
| genitive | *čьrvenu | *čьrvenu | *čьrvenu |
| dative | *čьrvenoma | *čьrvenama | *čьrvenoma |
| accusative | *čьrvena | *čьrveně | *čьrveně |
| instrumental | *čьrvenoma | *čьrvenama | *čьrvenoma |
| locative | *čьrvenu | *čьrvenu | *čьrvenu |
| vocative | *čьrvena | *čьrveně | *čьrveně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *čьrveni | *čьrveny | *čьrvena |
| genitive | *čьrvenъ | *čьrvenъ | *čьrvenъ |
| dative | *čьrvenomъ | *čьrvenamъ | *čьrvenomъ |
| accusative | *čьrveny | *čьrveny | *čьrvena |
| instrumental | *čьrveny | *čьrvenami | *čьrveny |
| locative | *čьrveněxъ | *čьrvenaxъ | *čьrveněxъ |
| vocative | *čьrveni | *čьrveny | *čьrvena |
Definite declension of *čьrvenъ (hard)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
See also
| *bělъ (of animals) *bronъ |
*sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ | *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ (of animals) *vornъ, *galъ |
| *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ | *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ (of animals) *gnědъ |
*žьltъ (of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ |
| *zelenъ | *zelenъ, *grěnъ | |
| *polvъ | *siňь; *modrъ | |
| *slivъ | *bagrъ |
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьrv(j)enъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 168
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čьrvjenъ; *čьrvenъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 93: “adj. o ‘red’”