Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brěskъ
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁ḱ- (“to brighten”) + *-skъ. Cognate with Lithuanian brė́kšta (“dawn”).
Parallel to Proto-Slavic *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”). Compare also Proto-Slavic *blěskъ (“shining, glimmer”)
Noun
*brěskъ m[1]
Inflection
Declension of *brěskъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brěskъ | *brěska | *brěsci |
| genitive | *brěska | *brěsku | *brěskъ |
| dative | *brěsku | *brěskoma | *brěskomъ |
| accusative | *brěskъ | *brěska | *brěsky |
| instrumental | *brěskъmь, *brěskomь* | *brěskoma | *brěsky |
| locative | *brěscě | *brěsku | *brěscěxъ |
| vocative | *brěšče | *brěska | *brěsci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *brěskati (“to shine”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brěskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 17
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*brězgъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 61