Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kruša
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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 *grušiti or *krušiti + *-ja, called so after its pulp. Cognate with Lithuanian kriaušė, Latvian krause (“pear tree”).
Compare Latin pirum probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *peys-.
Noun
[edit]*krùša f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *krùša | *krùši | *krùšę̇ |
| genitive | *krùšę̇ | *krùšu | *krùšь |
| dative | *krùšī | *krùšama | *krùšāmъ |
| accusative | *krùšǫ | *krùši | *krùšę̇ |
| instrumental | *krùšējǫ, *krùšǭ* | *krùšama | *krùšāmī |
| locative | *krùšī | *krùšu | *krùšāsъ |
| vocative | *krùše | *krùši | *krùšę̇ |
* 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).
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gruša”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 156