Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xmara

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain:

Noun

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*xmàra f[1]

  1. dusky, dark billow
  2. dark cloud
    Synonym: *tǫča
  3. incoherent massswarm (of insects), covey (of birds), crowd (of people)

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хмара”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xmara”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 42

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “xmara”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (RPT 109)