Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brusьnica
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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 *bʰrowḱ-. Baltic cognates include Latvian brūklene, Lithuanian brùknė.
Noun
*brusьnica f
Inflection
Declension of *brusьnica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brusьnica | *brusьnici | *brusьnicę̇ |
| genitive | *brusьnicę̇ | *brusьnicu | *brusьnicь |
| dative | *brusьnici | *brusьnicama | *brusьnicamъ |
| accusative | *brusьnicǫ | *brusьnici | *brusьnicę̇ |
| instrumental | *brusьnicejǫ, *brusьnicǫ** | *brusьnicama | *brusьnicami |
| locative | *brusьnici | *brusьnicu | *brusьnicasъ, *brusьnicaxъ* |
| vocative | *brusьnice | *brusьnici | *brusьnicę̇ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*brusьnica”, 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), “*brusьnica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 51
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брусни́ка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress