Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/veriga
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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
By surface analysis, *verti (“to thread”) + *-iga.
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *veriga | *veridzě | *verigy |
| genitive | *verigy | *verigu | *verigъ |
| dative | *veridzě | *verigama | *verigamъ |
| accusative | *verigǫ | *veridzě | *verigy |
| instrumental | *verigojǫ, *verigǫ** | *verigama | *verigami |
| locative | *veridzě | *verigu | *verigasъ, *verigaxъ* |
| vocative | *verigo | *veridzě | *verigy |
* -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:
- South Slavic:
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “veriga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *veri̋g”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “верига”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “вериги”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 143
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “верига”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 135