Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/koterъ
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kateras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros (“which of 2”), from *kʷos (“what?, which?”) + *-teros (contrastive).
Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, Sanskrit कतर (katara).
Determiner
*koterъ[1]
Declension
Definite declension of *koterъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *koterъjь | *koteraja | *koteroje |
| genitive | *koterajego | *koteryję̇ | *koterajego |
| dative | *koterujemu | *koterěji | *koterujemu |
| accusative | *koterъjь | *koterǫjǫ | *koteroje |
| instrumental | *koteryjimь | *koterǫjǫ | *koteryjimь |
| locative | *koterějemь | *koterěji | *koterějemь |
| vocative | *koterъjь | *koteraja | *koteroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *koteraja | *koterěji | *koterěji |
| genitive | *koteruju | *koteruju | *koteruju |
| dative | *koteryjima | *koteryjima | *koteryjima |
| accusative | *koteraja | *koterěji | *koterěji |
| instrumental | *koteryjima | *koteryjima | *koteryjima |
| locative | *koteruju | *koteruju | *koteruju |
| vocative | *koteraja | *koterěji | *koterěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *koteriji | *koteryję̇ | *koteraja |
| genitive | *koterъjixъ | *koterъjixъ | *koterъjixъ |
| dative | *koteryjimъ | *koteryjimъ | *koteryjimъ |
| accusative | *koteryję̇ | *koteryję̇ | *koteraja |
| instrumental | *koteryjimi | *koteryjimi | *koteryjimi |
| locative | *koteryjixъ | *koteryjixъ | *koteryjixъ |
| vocative | *koteriji | *koteryję̇ | *koteraja |
See also
Derived terms
- *někoterъjь (“some, any”)
- *nikoterъjь (“no, none”)
Usage notes
- Only attested as definitive (_1):
0:indef
1:def*koterъ
*koterъjь*kotorъ
*kotorъjь*kъtorъ
*kъtorъjь*kъterъ
*kъterъjьDerksen 0_ 0_ . . ESSJa 01 01 _1 _1 Chernykh _1 _1 . . Vasmer . 0_ . .
- Forms with e/o are attested X times in: Old Church Slavonic (2/51)[2]
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: котерꙑи (koteryi)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*koterъ; *kotorъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240: “prn. ‘who, which’”
- ^ Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “которꙑи и котерꙑи”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 292
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*koterъjь/kotorъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 201
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “который”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 436
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “который”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress