Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brьvь
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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
Apparently from dissimilation of earlier *brъvь, from ь-extension of *bry. Lexical division occurred in PIE.
Compare Old Norse brū (“bridge”), Gaulish brīva (“bridge”) (< *bʰrēwā), Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”) (> English bridge, Old Saxon bruggia, Old High German brucka)
Noun
*brьvь f
Inflection
Declension of *brьvь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brьvь | *brьvi | *brьvi |
| genitive | *brьvi | *brьvьju, *brьvľu* | *brьvьjь, *brьvi* |
| dative | *brьvi | *brьvьma | *brьvьmъ |
| accusative | *brьvь | *brьvi | *brьvi |
| instrumental | *brьvьjǫ, *brьvľǫ* | *brьvьma | *brьvьmi |
| locative | *brьvi | *brьvьju, *brьvľu* | *brьvьxъ |
| vocative | *brьvi | *brьvi | *brьvi |
* 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).
See also
Related terms
Derived terms
- *brьvьno (“beam”)
Descendants
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brьvь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 71