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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 *bʰrodʰ-no-. Cognate with Sanskrit ब्रध्न (bradhná, pale red, ruddy, yelowish, bay).

Adjective

*bronъ

  1. white, greyish (of horses)

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bronъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bronъ *brona *brono
genitive *brona *brony *brona
dative *bronu *broně *bronu
accusative *bronъ *bronǫ *brono
instrumental *bronomь *bronojǫ *bronomь
locative *broně *broně *broně
vocative *brone *brono *brono
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *brona *broně *broně
genitive *bronu *bronu *bronu
dative *bronoma *bronama *bronoma
accusative *brona *broně *broně
instrumental *bronoma *bronama *bronoma
locative *bronu *bronu *bronu
vocative *brona *broně *broně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *broni *brony *brona
genitive *bronъ *bronъ *bronъ
dative *bronomъ *bronamъ *bronomъ
accusative *brony *brony *brona
instrumental *brony *bronami *brony
locative *broněxъ *bronaxъ *broněxъ
vocative *broni *brony *brona
Definite declension of *bronъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bronъjь *bronaja *bronoje
genitive *bronajego *bronyję̇ *bronajego
dative *bronujemu *broněji *bronujemu
accusative *bronъjь *bronǫjǫ *bronoje
instrumental *bronyjimь *bronǫjǫ *bronyjimь
locative *bronějemь *broněji *bronějemь
vocative *bronъjь *bronaja *bronoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bronaja *broněji *broněji
genitive *bronuju *bronuju *bronuju
dative *bronyjima *bronyjima *bronyjima
accusative *bronaja *broněji *broněji
instrumental *bronyjima *bronyjima *bronyjima
locative *bronuju *bronuju *bronuju
vocative *bronaja *broněji *broněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *broniji *bronyję̇ *bronaja
genitive *bronъjixъ *bronъjixъ *bronъjixъ
dative *bronyjimъ *bronyjimъ *bronyjimъ
accusative *bronyję̇ *bronyję̇ *bronaja
instrumental *bronyjimi *bronyjimi *bronyjimi
locative *bronyjixъ *bronyjixъ *bronyjixъ
vocative *broniji *bronyję̇ *bronaja

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Descendants

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bronъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 64
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bronъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 41