Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krotъkъ
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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
Equivalent to *krotiti (“to tame”) + *-kъ.
Adjective
*krotъkъ
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *krotъkъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *krotъkъ | *krotъka | *krotъko |
| genitive | *krotъka | *krotъky | *krotъka |
| dative | *krotъku | *krotъkě | *krotъku |
| accusative | *krotъkъ | *krotъkǫ | *krotъko |
| instrumental | *krotъkomь | *krotъkojǫ | *krotъkomь |
| locative | *krotъkě | *krotъkě | *krotъkě |
| vocative | *krotъke | *krotъko | *krotъko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *krotъka | *krotъkě | *krotъkě |
| genitive | *krotъku | *krotъku | *krotъku |
| dative | *krotъkoma | *krotъkama | *krotъkoma |
| accusative | *krotъka | *krotъkě | *krotъkě |
| instrumental | *krotъkoma | *krotъkama | *krotъkoma |
| locative | *krotъku | *krotъku | *krotъku |
| vocative | *krotъka | *krotъkě | *krotъkě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *krotъki | *krotъky | *krotъka |
| genitive | *krotъkъ | *krotъkъ | *krotъkъ |
| dative | *krotъkomъ | *krotъkamъ | *krotъkomъ |
| accusative | *krotъky | *krotъky | *krotъka |
| instrumental | *krotъky | *krotъkami | *krotъky |
| locative | *krotъkěxъ | *krotъkaxъ | *krotъkěxъ |
| vocative | *krotъki | *krotъky | *krotъka |
Definite declension of *krotъkъ (hard)
Related terms
- *krotiti (“to tame”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*krȍtъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кро́ткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress