Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъrtanь
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”) + *-anь (with hard vocalism *gъr- as in *gъrdlo). Cognate with Lithuanian gerklė̃ (“larynx”), gurklỹs (“crop, neck”), Old Prussian gurcle (“throat”).
Doublet forms such as Middle Russian грыта́нь (grytánʹ), which reflect alternative *grъtanь, probably originate under the influence of Proto-Slavic *glъtati (“to swallow”).
Noun
*gъrtànь f
Alternative forms
- *gъrtanъ m
- *gъrtľanъ, *gъrkľanъ m (South Slavic, explained as a fusion between *gъrtanь + *gъrdlo via *-tl- > *-kl-)
Declension
Declension of *gъrtànь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gъrtànь | *gъrtàni | *gъrtàni |
| genitive | *gъrtànī | *gъrtànьju, *gъrtàňu* | *gъrtànьjь, *gъrtànī* |
| dative | *gъrtàni | *gъrtànьma | *gъrtànьmъ |
| accusative | *gъrtànь | *gъrtàni | *gъrtàni |
| instrumental | *gъrtànьjǫ, *gъrtàňǭ* | *gъrtànьma | *gъrtànьmī |
| locative | *gъrtànī | *gъrtànьju, *gъrtàňu* | *gъrtànьxъ |
| vocative | *gъrtani | *gъrtàni | *gъrtàni |
* 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
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “grъtanь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132)”
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gъrtanъ/*gъrtanь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 213
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гортань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гортань”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гръклан, гръклян”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 288