Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brudъ

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to break, to crumble”). Compare English brittle, Albanian brydh (“to soften”).

Noun

*brùdъ m

1. dirt, mud

Alternative forms

• *brùda f

Inflection

Declension of *brùdъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brùdъ	*brùda	*brùdi
genitive	*brùda	*brùdu	*brùdъ
dative	*brùdu	*brùdoma	*brùdomъ
accusative	*brùdъ	*brùda	*brùdy
instrumental	*brùdъmь, *brùdomь*	*brùdoma	*brùdȳ
locative	*brùdě	*brùdu	*brùdě̄xъ
vocative	*brùde	*brùda	*brùdi

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

Derived terms

• *bruditi (“to soil”)
• *brudьnъ (“dirty”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: бруд (brud)
  • Ukrainian: бруд (brud)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: brud
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: bruda f
    • Upper Sorbian: brud

Further reading

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