Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kotorъ
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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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.
Determiner
*kotorъ[1]
- which (of a number)
Declension
Indefinite declension of *kotorъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kotorъ | *kotora | *kotoro |
| genitive | *kotora | *kotory | *kotora |
| dative | *kotoru | *kotorě | *kotoru |
| accusative | *kotorъ | *kotorǫ | *kotoro |
| instrumental | *kotoromь | *kotorojǫ | *kotoromь |
| locative | *kotorě | *kotorě | *kotorě |
| vocative | *kotore | *kotoro | *kotoro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kotora | *kotorě | *kotorě |
| genitive | *kotoru | *kotoru | *kotoru |
| dative | *kotoroma | *kotorama | *kotoroma |
| accusative | *kotora | *kotorě | *kotorě |
| instrumental | *kotoroma | *kotorama | *kotoroma |
| locative | *kotoru | *kotoru | *kotoru |
| vocative | *kotora | *kotorě | *kotorě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kotori | *kotory | *kotora |
| genitive | *kotorъ | *kotorъ | *kotorъ |
| dative | *kotoromъ | *kotoramъ | *kotoromъ |
| accusative | *kotory | *kotory | *kotora |
| instrumental | *kotory | *kotorami | *kotory |
| locative | *kotorěxъ | *kotoraxъ | *kotorěxъ |
| vocative | *kotori | *kotory | *kotora |
Definite declension of *kotorъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kotorъjь | *kotoraja | *kotoroje |
| genitive | *kotorajego | *kotoryję̇ | *kotorajego |
| dative | *kotorujemu | *kotorěji | *kotorujemu |
| accusative | *kotorъjь | *kotorǫjǫ | *kotoroje |
| instrumental | *kotoryjimь | *kotorǫjǫ | *kotoryjimь |
| locative | *kotorějemь | *kotorěji | *kotorějemь |
| vocative | *kotorъjь | *kotoraja | *kotoroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kotoraja | *kotorěji | *kotorěji |
| genitive | *kotoruju | *kotoruju | *kotoruju |
| dative | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima |
| accusative | *kotoraja | *kotorěji | *kotorěji |
| instrumental | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima |
| locative | *kotoruju | *kotoruju | *kotoruju |
| vocative | *kotoraja | *kotorěji | *kotorěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kotoriji | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoraja |
| genitive | *kotorъjixъ | *kotorъjixъ | *kotorъjixъ |
| dative | *kotoryjimъ | *kotoryjimъ | *kotoryjimъ |
| accusative | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoraja |
| instrumental | *kotoryjimi | *kotoryjimi | *kotoryjimi |
| locative | *kotoryjixъ | *kotoryjixъ | *kotoryjixъ |
| vocative | *kotoriji | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoraja |
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
See also
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg et al., editors (1974–2021), “*koterъjь/kotorъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 11
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “который”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*koterъ; *kotorъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 240: “prn. ‘who, which’”