Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/terba
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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 *terp- (“to satisfy”). Possibly related to Baltic Old Prussian еntеrреn (“useful”), Lithuanian tarpà (“prosperity, growth”), Lithuanian tar̃pti, tarpstù (“to flourish”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *þarbō (Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (þaurban, “to need, be in want”), Old English þearf (“need”), Old Norse þarfr (“useful”)), Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō, “I please”), Sanskrit तृप्यति (tṛ́pyati, “to be satisfied”).
Noun
*terba f
Declension
Declension of *terba (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *terba | *tèrbě | *tèrby |
| genitive | *tèrby | *tèrbu | *tèrbъ |
| dative | *tèrbě | *tèrbama | *tèrbamъ |
| accusative | *tèrbǫ | *tèrbě | *tèrby |
| instrumental | *tèrbojǫ, *tèrbǭ** | *tèrbama | *tèrbamī |
| locative | *tèrbě | *tèrbu | *tèrbasъ, *tèrbaxъ* |
| vocative | *tèrbo | *tèrbě | *tèrby |
* -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).
** 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:
- Old East Slavic: тереба (tereba)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: treabă
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тре́ба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “требовать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “Proto-Slavic/terba”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 648