Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gospodařь
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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 *gȍspoda (“dominion, property”) + *-ãřь. In some dialects, the word is reshaped (by folk etymology) as **gosǫdařь (whence Russian госуда́рь (gosudárʹ)) as if a derivative of Proto-Slavic *sǫdъ (“judgement, verdict”).
Noun
*gospodãřь m
- master, lord, sovereign, archon
- Synonyms: *vьśedьržьcь, *volděteľь, *upravьnikъ
- householder, proprietor
Declension
The accent type B of the derivative.
Declension of *gospodãřь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gospodãřь | *gospodāřà | *gospodāřì |
| genitive | *gospodāřà | *gospodāřù | *gospodãřь |
| dative | *gospodāřù | *gospodāřèma | *gospodãřemъ |
| accusative | *gospodãřь | *gospodāřà | *gospodāřę̇̀ |
| instrumental | *gospodāřь̀mь, *gospodāřèmь* | *gospodāřèma | *gospodãři |
| locative | *gospodāřì | *gospodāřù | *gospodãřixъ |
| vocative | *gospodařu | *gospodāřà | *gospodāřì |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *gospodařьka f, *gospodarica f (“mistress”)
- *gospodařьstvo (“sovereignty, domain”)
- *gospodařьskъ (“sovereign”) (adjective)
Related terms
- *gospodinъ m (“sire”), *gospodyni f (“lady”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: gospodar
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “господарь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “государь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gospodarь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 59