Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zamъkъ
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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 *za- (“for”) + *mъkъ, action noun of Proto-Slavic *zamъknǫti (“to pull up, to drag”).
In most modern languages, the descendant of this lemma conveys the meaning castle, which is a late calque of German Schloss, itself a calque of Latin clūsa.
Noun
*zamъkъ m
Alternative forms
- *zamъka f
Declension
Declension of *zamъkъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zamъkъ | *zamъka | *zamъci |
| genitive | *zamъka | *zamъku | *zamъkъ |
| dative | *zamъku | *zamъkoma | *zamъkomъ |
| accusative | *zamъkъ | *zamъka | *zamъky |
| instrumental | *zamъkъmь, *zamъkomь* | *zamъkoma | *zamъky |
| locative | *zamъcě | *zamъku | *zamъcěxъ |
| vocative | *zamъče | *zamъka | *zamъci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “замок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “замек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 597
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “замък¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 599