Disputed. Traditionally speculated to be a Gothic borrowing[1], presumably from an unattested *ga- (“co-”) + *razdaz (“sound, melodic”), probably originally meaning “consonant, coherent”. If correct, then akin to Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, “speech”). A problem with this hypothesis is that the expected proto-Slavic reflex of the proposed Germanic term should be **gorozdъ. Adolf Stender-Petersen alternatively proposes a native origin from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, to grasp, to craft”) + *-azdъ.
*gorazdъ[1]
(probably) Accent paradigm B.
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *gorazdъ | *gorazda | *gorazdo |
genitive | *gorazda | *gorazdy | *gorazda |
dative | *gorazdu | *gorazdě | *gorazdu |
accusative | *gorazdъ | *gorazdǫ | *gorazdo |
instrumental | *gorazdomь | *gorazdojǫ | *gorazdomь |
locative | *gorazdě | *gorazdě | *gorazdě |
vocative | *gorazde | *gorazdo | *gorazdo |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gorazda | *gorazdě | *gorazdě |
genitive | *gorazdu | *gorazdu | *gorazdu |
dative | *gorazdoma | *gorazdama | *gorazdoma |
accusative | *gorazda | *gorazdě | *gorazdě |
instrumental | *gorazdoma | *gorazdama | *gorazdoma |
locative | *gorazdu | *gorazdu | *gorazdu |
vocative | *gorazda | *gorazdě | *gorazdě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gorazdi | *gorazdy | *gorazda |
genitive | *gorazdъ | *gorazdъ | *gorazdъ |
dative | *gorazdomъ | *gorazdamъ | *gorazdomъ |
accusative | *gorazdy | *gorazdy | *gorazda |
instrumental | *gorazdy | *gorazdami | *gorazdy |
locative | *gorazděxъ | *gorazdaxъ | *gorazděxъ |
vocative | *gorazdi | *gorazdy | *gorazda |