Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьrlogъ
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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
Uncertain. Possibly from *bьrlati (“to disturb, to burden”) + *-ogъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, to carry”). If correct, the original meaning of the term would have been an unnatural structure, perturbation (made by an animal). A similar semantic development is found in *bьrgъ (“landmark, heap”) → (“hut”) (also from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-).
A popular folk-etymology of the term derives it from German Bär (“bear”) + Slavic *logъ (“standpoint”); however, most scholars discard this hypothesis.
Noun
*bьrlogъ m
Inflection
Declension of *bьrlogъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bьrlogъ | *bьrloga | *bьrlodzi |
| genitive | *bьrloga | *bьrlogu | *bьrlogъ |
| dative | *bьrlogu | *bьrlogoma | *bьrlogomъ |
| accusative | *bьrlogъ | *bьrloga | *bьrlogy |
| instrumental | *bьrlogъmь, *bьrlogomь* | *bьrlogoma | *bьrlogy |
| locative | *bьrlodzě | *bьrlogu | *bьrlodzěxъ |
| vocative | *bьrlože | *bьrloga | *bьrlodzi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “берлога”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bьrlogъ, *bьrloga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 168