Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dǫbъ

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

Based on comparison between the adjective form *dǫbrъ and Proto-Germanic *timrą (“timber”), Lithuanian dum̃blas (“swamp”), it appears that the etymon descends from a Caland's root (probably Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”)). The exact etymology, however, is uncertain.

The etynom is attested both as an o-stem and as a u-stem, but per Vasmer, the original more likely was u-stem.

Noun

*dǫ̑bъ m

1. oak tree
2. oak (wood)

Declension

Declension of *dǫ̑bъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dǫ̑bъ	*dǫ̑ba	*dǫ̑bi
genitive	*dǫ̑ba	*dǫbù	*dǫ̃bъ
dative	*dǫ̑bu	*dǫbomà	*dǫbòmъ
accusative	*dǫ̑bъ	*dǫ̑ba	*dǫ̑by
instrumental	*dǫ̑bъmь, *dǫ̑bomь*	*dǫbomà	*dǫbý
locative	*dǫ̑bě	*dǫbù	*dǫbě̃xъ
vocative	*dǫbe	*dǫ̑ba	*dǫ̑bi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Declension of *dǫ̑bъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dǫ̑bъ	*dǫ̑by	*dǫ̑bove
genitive	*dǫ̑bu	*dǫbovù	*dǫbòvъ
dative	*dǫ̑bovi	*dǫbъmà	*dǫ̑bъmъ
accusative	*dǫ̑bъ	*dǫ̑by	*dǫ̑by
instrumental	*dǫ̑bъmь	*dǫbъmà	*dǫbъmì
locative	*dǫbú	*dǫbovù	*dǫ̑bъxъ
vocative	*dǫbu	*dǫ̑by	*dǫ̑bove

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: дуб (dub)
  • Russian: дуб (dub)
  • Ukrainian: дуб (dub)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: дѫбъ (dǫbŭ)
  • Bulgarian: дъб (dǎb)
  • Macedonian: даб (dab)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: дуб

    Latin script: dub

  • Slovene: dọ̑b (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: dub
  • Kashubian: dąb
  • Lower Sorbian: dub
  • Polish: dąb
  • Slovak: dub
  • Upper Sorbian: dub

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дуб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress