Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьbrь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *dubris, an i-stem derivative of the adjective Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós, from *dʰewbʰ-. Cognate with Latvian dubra, Proto-Celtic *dubros.

Noun

*dь̏brь f

1. valley, ravine

Inflection

Declension of *dь̏brь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dь̏brь	*dь̏bri	*dь̏bri
genitive	*dьbrí	*dьbrьjù, *dьbřu*	*dьbrь̀jь
dative	*dь̏bri	*dьbrьmà	*dь̏brьmъ
accusative	*dь̏brь	*dь̏bri	*dь̏bri
instrumental	*dьbrьjǫ́	*dьbrьmà	*dьbrьmì
locative	*dьbrí	*dьbrьjù, *dьbřu*	*dь̏brьxъ
vocative	*dьbri	*dь̏bri	*dь̏bri

^* 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).

Alternative reconstructions

• *dъbrь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: де́бри (débri)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: дьбрь (dĭbrĭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰴⱐⰱⱃⱐ (dĭbrĭ)

  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: дебри

    Latin script: debri

  • Slovene: debȅr, dẹ̄ber (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: debř
  • Old Polish: debrz