Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grobъ
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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
Morphologically from *grebti. From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrobʰos. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 (graba, “ditch, trench”), Old High German grab (“grave”) and English grave.
Noun
Declension
Accent paradigm b or c. Russian reflects paradigm c or (dialectally) b, while Serbo-Croatian and Slovene reflect paradigm b.
Declension of *grȍbъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *grȍbъ | *grȍba | *grȍbi |
| genitive | *grȍba | *grobù | *gròbъ |
| dative | *grȍbu | *grobomà | *grobòmъ |
| accusative | *grȍbъ | *grȍba | *grȍby |
| instrumental | *grȍbъmь, *grȍbomь* | *grobomà | *grobý |
| locative | *grȍbě | *grobù | *grobě̃xъ |
| vocative | *grobe | *grȍba | *grȍbi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Declension of *gròbъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gròbъ | *grobà | *grobì |
| genitive | *grobà | *grobù | *gròbъ |
| dative | *grobù | *grobòma | *grobòmъ |
| accusative | *gròbъ | *grobà | *grobỳ |
| instrumental | *grobъ̀mь, *grobòmь* | *grobòma | *gròby |
| locative | *grobě̀ | *grobù | *gròběxъ |
| vocative | *grobe | *grobà | *grobì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grobъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 132
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гроб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*grobъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 190: “m. o (b/c) ‘grave’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “grobъ groba”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (NA 118; SA 177; RPT 84); c (PR 137) grav”