Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gromada
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *h₂gr-om-, from *h₂ger-. Cognate with Lithuanian grùmulas (“lump”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas (“village, town, community”).
Noun
[edit]*gromada f[1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *gromada (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gromada | *gromadě | *gromady |
| genitive | *gromady | *gromadu | *gromadъ |
| dative | *gromadě | *gromadama | *gromadamъ |
| accusative | *gromadǫ | *gromadě | *gromady |
| instrumental | *gromadojǫ, *gromadǫ** | *gromadama | *gromadami |
| locative | *gromadě | *gromadu | *gromadasъ, *gromadaxъ* |
| vocative | *gromado | *gromadě | *gromady |
* -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:
- West Slavic:
Non-Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gromada”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190: “f. ā ‘heap, pile’”
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërmadhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 115