From Proto-Balto-Slavic *drenskāˀ, of onomatopoeic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰren- (“to buzz”) + *-zgъ.
Probably related to Sanskrit ध्रणति (dhráṇati, “to sound”), Old Irish drésacht (“crackling, noise”), German trensen (“to make a prolonged moo”), Dutch drenzen (“to moan”), Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos, “lamentation for the deceased”), Proto-Germanic *drēnuz (“drone”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 (drunjus, “sound”), Old Prussian droanse (“corncrake”).
*dręzga f
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *dręzga | *dręzdzě | *dręzgy |
genitive | *dręzgy | *dręzgu | *dręzgъ |
dative | *dręzdzě | *dręzgama | *dręzgamъ |
accusative | *dręzgǫ | *dręzdzě | *dręzgy |
instrumental | *dręzgojǫ, *dręzgǫ** | *dręzgama | *dręzgami |
locative | *dręzdzě | *dręzgu | *dręzgasъ, *dręzgaxъ* |
vocative | *dręzgo | *dręzdzě | *dręzgy |
* -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).
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *drengskāˀ, probably equivalent to the e-grade of *drǫgъ (“pole, branch”) + *-zgъ + *-a, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreng- (“to shove, to drink”)/*dʰrengʰ- (“stake”). Possibly akin to Lithuanian dréngti (“to tear, to rub”) and Proto-Germanic *drankiz (“sth gulped/shoved in one's mouth, drink”), Proto-Germanic *drangijaz (“stake”). In some dialects overlapping with Proto-Slavic *drězga (“murky, muddy place”).
Semantically similar to *dьraka (“bush, scrubs”) but the two are likely unrelated.
*drę̀zga f
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *dręzga | *dręzdzě | *dręzgy |
genitive | *dręzgy | *dręzgu | *dręzgъ |
dative | *dręzdzě | *dręzgama | *dręzgamъ |
accusative | *dręzgǫ | *dręzdzě | *dręzgy |
instrumental | *dręzgojǫ, *dręzgǫ** | *dręzgama | *dręzgami |
locative | *dręzdzě | *dręzgu | *dręzgasъ, *dręzgaxъ* |
vocative | *dręzgo | *dręzdzě | *dręzgy |
* -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).