Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьbrъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bíbrus. Doublet of *bèbrъ and *bòbrъ.
Noun
*bь̀brъ m
- alternative form of *bèbrъ
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bь̀brъ | *bьbrà | *bьbrì |
| genitive | *bьbrà | *bьbrù | *bь̀brъ |
| dative | *bьbrù | *bьbròma | *bьbròmъ |
| accusative | *bь̀brъ | *bьbrà | *bьbrỳ |
| instrumental | *bьbrъ̀mь, *bьbròmь* | *bьbròma | *bь̀bry |
| locative | *bьbrě̀ | *bьbrù | *bь̀brěxъ |
| vocative | *bьbre | *bьbrà | *bьbrì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: бьбръ (bĭbrŭ)
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bьbrъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 159