Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdrъ

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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandras, from Proto-Indo-European *mondʰh₁ros, from *men(s)dʰh₁- +‎ *-rós, possibly from *men- +‎ *dʰeh₁-.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mañdras, mandrùs (cheerful, lively), Latvian modrs, možs (cheerful, lively, alert, vigorous).

Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *mundraz (awake; alert; eager) (< *mn̥dʰh₁ros), Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (mązdra-).

Сf. Sanskrit मेधा (medhā, mental power, wisdom, intelligence), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā) (< *mn̥s-dʰeh₁-).

Adjective

*mǫ̃drъ

  1. wise

Inflection

Accent paradigm b.

Indefinite declension of *mǫdrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫdrъ *mǫdra *mǫdro
genitive *mǫdra *mǫdry *mǫdra
dative *mǫdru *mǫdrě *mǫdru
accusative *mǫdrъ *mǫdrǫ *mǫdro
instrumental *mǫdromь *mǫdrojǫ *mǫdromь
locative *mǫdrě *mǫdrě *mǫdrě
vocative *mǫdre *mǫdro *mǫdro
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫdra *mǫdrě *mǫdrě
genitive *mǫdru *mǫdru *mǫdru
dative *mǫdroma *mǫdrama *mǫdroma
accusative *mǫdra *mǫdrě *mǫdrě
instrumental *mǫdroma *mǫdrama *mǫdroma
locative *mǫdru *mǫdru *mǫdru
vocative *mǫdra *mǫdrě *mǫdrě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mǫdri *mǫdry *mǫdra
genitive *mǫdrъ *mǫdrъ *mǫdrъ
dative *mǫdromъ *mǫdramъ *mǫdromъ
accusative *mǫdry *mǫdry *mǫdra
instrumental *mǫdry *mǫdrami *mǫdry
locative *mǫdrěxъ *mǫdraxъ *mǫdrěxъ
vocative *mǫdri *mǫdry *mǫdra

See also

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мудрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “мудрый”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 547
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫdrъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 130

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mǫ́drъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329:adj. o (b) ‘wise’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mǫdrъ mǫdra mǫdro”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 21, 108, 110f., 146, 199; PR 136)