Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьbrь
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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-Balto-Slavic *dubris, an i-stem derivative of the adjective Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós, from *dʰewbʰ-. Cognate with Latvian dubra, Proto-Celtic *dubros.
Noun
Inflection
Declension of *dь̏brь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dь̏brь | *dь̏bri | *dь̏bri |
| genitive | *dьbrí | *dьbrьjù, *dьbřu* | *dьbrь̀jь |
| dative | *dь̏bri | *dьbrьmà | *dь̏brьmъ |
| accusative | *dь̏brь | *dь̏bri | *dь̏bri |
| instrumental | *dьbrьjǫ́ | *dьbrьmà | *dьbrьmì |
| locative | *dьbrí | *dьbrьjù, *dьbřu* | *dь̏brьxъ |
| vocative | *dьbri | *dь̏bri | *dь̏bri |
* 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).
Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dьbrь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132: “f. i ‘valley, ravine’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dьbrь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c dal, slugt (PR 138)”