Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diřa
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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 the intensive stem *dir- + *-ja of Proto-Slavic *dьrati (“to tear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear”).
Noun
*dìřa f
- Alternative form of *dira
Declension
Declension of *diřa (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *diřa | *diři | *diřę̇ |
| genitive | *diřę̇ | *diřu | *diřь |
| dative | *diři | *diřama | *diřamъ |
| accusative | *diřǫ | *diři | *diřę̇ |
| instrumental | *diřejǫ, *diřǫ** | *diřama | *diřami |
| locative | *diři | *diřu | *diřasъ, *diřaxъ* |
| vocative | *diře | *diři | *diřę̇ |
* -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).