Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/morǫgъ

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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-Indo-European *mor- (depleted, dark) + *-ǫgъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόρυχος (mórukhos, dark).

The East Slavic forms were likely influenced by unrelated Proto-Slavic *murъ (dirt) (cf. Bulgarian му́ргав (múrgav, dark, tanned), Serbo-Croatian му̏ргаст (olive)).

Adjective

*morǫgъ

  1. dark, dim, swarthy (of animals, plants, people, places)
    Synonyms: (more generic) *tьmьnъ, *morčьnъ, *smǫglъ
  2. (by extension) motley, sundry, spotted
    Synonyms: *pьstrъ, *pěgavъ

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *morǫgъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *morǫgъ *morǫga *morǫgo
genitive *morǫga *morǫgy *morǫga
dative *morǫgu *morǫgě *morǫgu
accusative *morǫgъ *morǫgǫ *morǫgo
instrumental *morǫgomь *morǫgojǫ *morǫgomь
locative *morǫgě *morǫgě *morǫgě
vocative *morǫge *morǫgo *morǫgo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *morǫga *morǫgě *morǫgě
genitive *morǫgu *morǫgu *morǫgu
dative *morǫgoma *morǫgama *morǫgoma
accusative *morǫga *morǫgě *morǫgě
instrumental *morǫgoma *morǫgama *morǫgoma
locative *morǫgu *morǫgu *morǫgu
vocative *morǫga *morǫgě *morǫgě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *morǫgi *morǫgy *morǫga
genitive *morǫgъ *morǫgъ *morǫgъ
dative *morǫgomъ *morǫgamъ *morǫgomъ
accusative *morǫgy *morǫgy *morǫga
instrumental *morǫgy *morǫgami *morǫgy
locative *morǫgěxъ *morǫgaxъ *morǫgěxъ
vocative *morǫgi *morǫgy *morǫga

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “maroga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *marǫ̋ga

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*morǫgъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 239
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “муругий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “муругий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “моруга”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 247