Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brъzda
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusdʰos. Cognate with Lithuanian bruzdùklis (“bridle”).
Noun[edit]
*brъzda f[1]
Declension[edit]
Declension of *brъzda (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brъzda | *brъzdě | *brъzdy |
| genitive | *brъzdy | *brъzdu | *brъzdъ |
| dative | *brъzdě | *brъzdama | *brъzdamъ |
| accusative | *brъzdǫ | *brъzdě | *brъzdy |
| instrumental | *brъzdojǫ, *brъzdǫ** | *brъzdama | *brъzdami |
| locative | *brъzdě | *brъzdu | *brъzdasъ, *brъzdaxъ* |
| vocative | *brъzdo | *brъzdě | *brъzdy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: бръзда (brŭzda)
- Bulgarian: бръ́зда (brǎ́zda) (obsolete, dialectal)
- Slovene: bŕzda (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brъzda”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 62
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брозда́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress