Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zořa

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to *zьrěti (to observe). Cognate with Lithuanian žarà (dawn, sunset, hot coal), žarijà (hot coal) and Old Prussian sari (glow).

Noun

*zořà f

  1. aurora, dawn, daybreak

Inflection

Declension of *zořa (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zořa *zoři *zořę̇
genitive *zořę̇ *zořu *zořь
dative *zoři *zořama *zořamъ
accusative *zořǫ *zoři *zořę̇
instrumental *zořejǫ, *zořǫ** *zořama *zořami
locative *zoři *zořu *zořasъ, *zořaxъ*
vocative *zoře *zoři *zořę̇

* -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).

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Further reading

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 548
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “заря́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress