Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/draska
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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
Related or possibly back-formed from Proto-Slavic *draskati (“to scratch, to scrabble”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *derH- (“to tear”). Possibly, also influenced by Proto-Indo-European *dʰreb- (“to beat, to grind”). Akin to Lithuanian draskýti (“to tear apart”).
Noun
*dràska f
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of *draska (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *draska | *drascě | *drasky |
| genitive | *drasky | *drasku | *draskъ |
| dative | *drascě | *draskama | *draskamъ |
| accusative | *draskǫ | *drascě | *drasky |
| instrumental | *draskojǫ, *draskǫ** | *draskama | *draskami |
| locative | *drascě | *drasku | *draskasъ, *draskaxъ* |
| vocative | *drasko | *drascě | *drasky |
* -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
- *derti, *dьrati (“to tear”)
- *drabъ (“stair, spike”)
- *drapati (“to scratch, to scrabble”)
- *drasta (“track, trail, notch”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: draska (“friction igniting side part of a matchbox”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*draska”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 102
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драскам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 421