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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 *sraujā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“flow”).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian sraujà, Latvian strauja, Lithuanian sraũjas, Latvian stràujš, stràujа
Indo-European cognates include Thracian Στραῦος (Straûos), Old High German Stroua, Streua, German Streu
Cf. Ancient Greek ῥόος (rhóos, “stream”), Proto-Germanic *straumaz (“stream, current, river”)
Noun
*strujà f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *strujà | *struji | *struję̇ |
| genitive | *struję̇ | *struju | *strujь |
| dative | *struji | *strujama | *strujamъ |
| accusative | *strujǫ | *struji | *struję̇ |
| instrumental | *strujejǫ, *strujǫ** | *strujama | *strujami |
| locative | *struji | *struju | *strujasъ, *strujaxъ* |
| vocative | *struje | *struji | *struję̇ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic: струя (struja)
- South Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “струя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “струя”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 212