Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brinъ
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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
Per Snoj, from the root of Proto-Slavic *borъ (“pine”), perhaps Proto-Indo-European *bʰrH- (“piercing, prickly”) + *-inъ. For the derivation, Snoj juxtaposes it with Proto-Slavic *klinъ (“wedge”) < *kolti (“to slaughter”), *kolъ (“stake”). Semantically, either referring to the sharpness of the conifer leaves or the pungent smell of their resin.
Possibly cognate with Proto-Germanic *brīnaz (“briny, salty”).
Noun
- type of conifer
- → juniper (family Cupressaceae)
- → larch (family Pinaceae)
Alternative forms
Inflection
Declension of *brìnъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brìnъ | *brìna | *brìni |
| genitive | *brìna | *brìnu | *brìnъ |
| dative | *brìnu | *brìnoma | *brìnomъ |
| accusative | *brìnъ | *brìna | *brìny |
| instrumental | *brìnъmь, *brìnomь* | *brìnoma | *brìnȳ |
| locative | *brìně | *brìnu | *brìně̄xъ |
| vocative | *brìne | *brìna | *brìni |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian: brȋn (“juniper”) (Chakavian)
- Slovene: brȉn (“juniper”) (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brinъ/*brimъ/*brina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 30
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “brinъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 155)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “brin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. ali slovan. *b(ъ)ri̋nъ”