Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krъtъ
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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
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to crook”) + *-ъtъ, related to Lithuanian kertùs (“shrew”) and perhaps Proto-Slavic *čьrtъ (“evil creature”).
May have been coined as an alternative to Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrmis (“mole”) (whence Latvian kur̃mis, Lithuanian kùrmis) in order to avoid confusion with unrelated Proto-Slavic *kъrmъ (“fodder, nutrient”).
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *krъ̀tъ | *krъtà | *krъtì |
| genitive | *krъtà | *krъtù | *krъ̀tъ |
| dative | *krъtù | *krъtòma | *krъtòmъ |
| accusative | *krъ̀tъ | *krъtà | *krъtỳ |
| instrumental | *krъtъ̀mь, *krъtòmь* | *krъtòma | *krъ̀ty |
| locative | *krъtě̀ | *krъtù | *krъ̀těxъ |
| vocative | *krъte | *krъtà | *krъtì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *krъtica, *krъtina
- *krъtovina (“lump of earth”)
Related terms
- *kъrtiti (“to peck, to trash”)
- *krъtovъ (“hectic, leaky”)
- *krъtogъ (“hole, burrow”)
- *kryti (“to cover, to conceal”)
- *krovъ (“roof”)
Descendants
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: cârtiță
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “krt”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*krъtъ̏”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*krъtъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 57
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “къртица”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 218
- “kertus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012