Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kury
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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 *kùrъ (“cock, rooster”) + *-y. Originally meant “hen”, for semantic development compare French cocotte, poule. Most likely false cognate of Latin cārus (“beloved”), Latvian kārs (“craving, covetous”) and English whore (from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros).
Noun
Declension
Declension of *kùry (hard v-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kùry | *kùrъvi | *kùrъvi |
| genitive | *kùrъve | *kùrъvu | *kùrъvъ |
| dative | *kùrъvi | *kùrъvьma, *kùrъvama* | *kùrъvьmъ, *kùrъvamъ* |
| accusative | *kùrъvь | *kùrъvi | *kùrъvi |
| instrumental | *kùrъvьjǫ, *kùrъvľǭ** | *kùrъvьma, *kùrъvama* | *kùrъvьmī, *kùrъvamī* |
| locative | *kùrъve | *kùrъvu | *kùrъvьxъ, *kùrъvaxъ* |
| vocative | *kùry | *kùrъvi | *kùrъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kury”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 132
- ^ “kȗrba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Further reading
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “kurwa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 276
- Sławski, Franciszek (1966-1969) “kurwa”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), volumes III: Kotar—Kysz, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 416
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ку́рва”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ку́рва”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
- Králik, Ľubor (2016) “kurva”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 309
- Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kurva”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda, page 336