Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modrъ
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdrъ
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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 Proto-Indo-European *modʰros (“blue”) (compare Hittite *𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀸 (antaraš, “blue”), accusative 𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀭 (antaran)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet, to drip, grease”).
Adjective
Declension
Indefinite declension of *modrъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *modrъ | *modra | *modro |
| genitive | *modra | *modry | *modra |
| dative | *modru | *modrě | *modru |
| accusative | *modrъ | *modrǫ | *modro |
| instrumental | *modromь | *modrojǫ | *modromь |
| locative | *modrě | *modrě | *modrě |
| vocative | *modre | *modro | *modro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *modra | *modrě | *modrě |
| genitive | *modru | *modru | *modru |
| dative | *modroma | *modrama | *modroma |
| accusative | *modra | *modrě | *modrě |
| instrumental | *modroma | *modrama | *modroma |
| locative | *modru | *modru | *modru |
| vocative | *modra | *modrě | *modrě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *modri | *modry | *modra |
| genitive | *modrъ | *modrъ | *modrъ |
| dative | *modromъ | *modramъ | *modromъ |
| accusative | *modry | *modry | *modra |
| instrumental | *modry | *modrami | *modry |
| locative | *modrěxъ | *modraxъ | *modrěxъ |
| vocative | *modri | *modry | *modra |
Definite declension of *modrъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *modrъjь | *modraja | *modroje |
| genitive | *modrajego | *modryję̇ | *modrajego |
| dative | *modrujemu | *modrěji | *modrujemu |
| accusative | *modrъjь | *modrǫjǫ | *modroje |
| instrumental | *modryjimь | *modrǫjǫ | *modryjimь |
| locative | *modrějemь | *modrěji | *modrějemь |
| vocative | *modrъjь | *modraja | *modroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *modraja | *modrěji | *modrěji |
| genitive | *modruju | *modruju | *modruju |
| dative | *modryjima | *modryjima | *modryjima |
| accusative | *modraja | *modrěji | *modrěji |
| instrumental | *modryjima | *modryjima | *modryjima |
| locative | *modruju | *modruju | *modruju |
| vocative | *modraja | *modrěji | *modrěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *modriji | *modryję̇ | *modraja |
| genitive | *modrъjixъ | *modrъjixъ | *modrъjixъ |
| dative | *modryjimъ | *modryjimъ | *modryjimъ |
| accusative | *modryję̇ | *modryję̇ | *modraja |
| instrumental | *modryjimi | *modryjimi | *modryjimi |
| locative | *modryjixъ | *modryjixъ | *modryjixъ |
| vocative | *modriji | *modryję̇ | *modraja |
See also
| *bělъ (of animals) *bronъ |
*sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ | *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ (of animals) *vornъ, *galъ |
| *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ | *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ (of animals) *gnědъ |
*žьltъ (of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ |
| *zelenъ | *zelenъ, *grěnъ | |
| *polvъ | *siňь; *modrъ | |
| *slivъ | *bagrъ |
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*modrъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 101
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*modrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 320: “adj. o ‘blue’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “modrъ modra modro”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 108, 111)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mọ́der”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*modrъ̏”