Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьrava
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *borva (БЕР)
Etymology
From *bьrati (“to take, to collect”) + *-va or *bor- (“assembly”) + *-va. The exact etymology is unknown since the etymon is attested relatively lately and only in South Slavic. The Balkan Turkish loanword perava nonetheless points towards *bьrava.
Noun
*bьrava f
Inflection
Declension of *bьrava (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bьrava | *bьravě | *bьravy |
| genitive | *bьravy | *bьravu | *bьravъ |
| dative | *bьravě | *bьravama | *bьravamъ |
| accusative | *bьravǫ | *bьravě | *bьravy |
| instrumental | *bьravojǫ, *bьravǫ** | *bьravama | *bьravami |
| locative | *bьravě | *bьravu | *bьravasъ, *bьravaxъ* |
| vocative | *bьravo | *bьravě | *bьravy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms
- *bьravarjь (“locksmith”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брава”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 71