Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъnorzъ

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 earlier *kъrnorzъ, from *kъrnъ (“truncated, castrated”) +‎ *orzъ (“testicle”). South Slavic form may be influenced by some folk etymology.

Noun

*kъnorzъ m

1. (North Slavic) barrow (castrated male pig)

Declension

Declension of *kъnorzъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kъnorzъ	*kъnorza	*kъnorzi
genitive	*kъnorza	*kъnorzu	*kъnorzъ
dative	*kъnorzu	*kъnorzoma	*kъnorzomъ
accusative	*kъnorzъ	*kъnorza	*kъnorzy
instrumental	*kъnorzъmь, *kъnorzomь*	*kъnorzoma	*kъnorzy
locative	*kъnorzě	*kъnorzu	*kъnorzěxъ
vocative	*kъnorze	*kъnorza	*kъnorzi

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

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: кънорозъ (kŭnorozŭ), кнорозъ (knorozŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: кнорозъ (knoroz), кнурозъ (knuroz), конорозъ (konoroz), кноръ (knor)
      • Belarusian: кныр (knyr), кно́раз (knóraz); кно́рас (knóras), кнур (knur), кнор (knor), керно́з (kjernóz), керно́с (kjernós), кярно́с (kjarnós) (dialectal)
      • Ukrainian: кно́рос (knóros), кнур (knur); кно́роз (knóroz), книр (knyr), кнурь (knurʹ), кнюрь (knjurʹ), ко́рноз (kórnoz), ке́рніз (kérniz), ке́рноз (kérnoz), ко́рназ (kórnaz) (dialectal)
    • Russian: кно́роз (knóroz), кно́рез (knórez), кно́рос (knóros), кно́ров (knórov), кнур (knur) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • ⇒? Bulgarian: нере́з (neréz)
  • ⇒? Serbo-Croatian:

    Latin script: nȅrast

    Cyrillic script: не̏раст

  • ⇒ Slovene: nerẹ́sec, merjásec (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: kňour
  • Kashubian: knôrz
  • Old Polish: kiernoz, kiernos
    • Polish: kiernoz; kiernóz, kiendroz, kiędra f, kięder, kiedra f, kierda f, kiędroz, knur, kierdos, knorz, knarz, kernos, ḱernᵘ̯os (dialectal)
      • → Russian: кирно́с (kirnós) (dialectal)
      • → Ukrainian: ке́рдаль (kérdalʹ), кє́рда (kjérda) (dialectal)
    • Silesian: kyndrōz
  • Old Slovak: kuneráž
    • ⇒ Slovak: kundrák; kundys, kuneráš, kunir, kornáz, kurnaz (dialectal)
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: kjandroz, kjandros
    • Upper Sorbian: kundroz

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кирнос”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кнороз”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кнур”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka