Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ostrovъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

• *ostrovo
• *ostrova

Etymology 1

From *ob- +‎ *strovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srowo-s, from *srew- (“flow, stream”).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian sravà, prasrava, Latvian strava. With another vocalism: Lithuanian srovė̃, strovė̃, Latvian stràvа, strāvе, East Lithuanian sraujà.

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit गिरिस्रवा (girisravā), स्रवति (sravati), Ancient Greek ῥόος (rhóos, “stream”), ῥοή (rhoḗ), ῥέει (rhéei), Proto-Germanic *straumaz (“stream, current, river”).

Noun

*ȍstrovъ m

1. streamlined
2. river island
3. island

Inflection

Declension of *ȍstrovъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ȍstrovъ	*ostrova	*ȍstrovi
Accusative	*ȍstrovъ	*ostrova	*ȍstrovy
Genitive	*ȍstrova	*ostrovu	*ostrõvъ
Locative	*ȍstrově	*ostrovu	*ostrově̃xъ
Dative	*ȍstrovu	*ostrovoma	*ostrovõmъ
Instrumental	*ȍstrovъmь, *ȍstrovomь*	*ostrovoma	*ostrový
Vocative	*ostrove	*ostrova	*ȍstrovi

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

Derived terms

• *ostrověnъ / *ostrověninъ / *ostrovljaninъ (“islander”)
• *ostrovina
• *ostrovišče
• *ostrovitěninъ (“islander”)
• *ostrovitъ (“islandly; islandy”)
• *ostrovъ

• *ostrovъkъ (“small island”)
• *ostrovьcь (“small island”)
• *ostrovьje (“archipelago”)
• *ostrovьnъ (“insular”)
• *ostrovьskъ (“insular”)

Related terms

▼ Proto-Slavic terms derived from the PIE root *srew-‎ (0 c, 4 e)

  Proto-Slavic/ostrovъ

  Proto-Slavic/struga

  Proto-Slavic/struja

  Proto-Slavic/strumy

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: островъ (ostrovŭ)
    • Belarusian: во́страў (vóstraŭ)
    • Russian: о́стров (óstrov)
    • Ukrainian: о́стрів (óstriv)

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: островъ (ostrovŭ)

    Glagolitic: [Term?]

  • Bulgarian: о́стров (óstrov)
  • Macedonian: остров (ostrov)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: о̏стрво

    Latin: ȍstrvo

  • Slovene: ostròv

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: ostrov
    • Czech: ostrov
  • Polabian: Våstrüv
  • Old Polish: ostrów
    • Polish: ostrów, Ostrów, Ostrówek
  • Old Slovak: ostrov
    • Slovak: ostrov
  • Slovincian: u̯ostrȯw
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: wotrow
    • Lower Sorbian: wótšow

• Non-Slavic:
  • Romanian: ostrov

Etymology 2

From *ostrovъ (“island”).

Adjective

*ostrovъ

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Declension

Indefinite declension of *ostrovъ (hard)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ostrovъ	*ostrova	*ostrovo
Accusative	*ostrovъ	*ostrovǫ	*ostrovo
Genitive	*ostrova	*ostrovy	*ostrova
Locative	*ostrově	*ostrově	*ostrově
Dative	*ostrovu	*ostrově	*ostrovu
Instrumental	*ostrovomь	*ostrovojǫ	*ostrovomь
Vocative	*ostrove	*ostrovo	*ostrovo
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ostrova	*ostrově	*ostrově
Accusative	*ostrova	*ostrově	*ostrově
Genitive	*ostrovu	*ostrovu	*ostrovu
Locative	*ostrovu	*ostrovu	*ostrovu
Dative	*ostrovoma	*ostrovama	*ostrovoma
Instrumental	*ostrovoma	*ostrovama	*ostrovoma
Vocative	*ostrova	*ostrově	*ostrově
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ostrovi	*ostrovy	*ostrova
Accusative	*ostrovy	*ostrovy	*ostrova
Genitive	*ostrovъ	*ostrovъ	*ostrovъ
Locative	*ostrověxъ	*ostrovaxъ	*ostrověxъ
Dative	*ostrovomъ	*ostrovamъ	*ostrovomъ
Instrumental	*ostrovy	*ostrovami	*ostrovy
Vocative	*ostrovi	*ostrovy	*ostrova

Definite declension of *ostrovъ (hard)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ostrovъjь	*ostrovaja	*ostrovoje
Accusative	*ostrovъjь	*ostrovǫjǫ	*ostrovoje
Genitive	*ostrovajego	*ostrovyję	*ostrovajego
Locative	*ostrovějemь	*ostrověji	*ostrovějemь
Dative	*ostrovujemu	*ostrověji	*ostrovujemu
Instrumental	*ostrovyjimi	*ostrovǫjǫ	*ostrovyjimi
Vocative	*ostrovъjь	*ostrovaja	*ostrovoje
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ostrovaja	*ostrověji	*ostrověji
Accusative	*ostrovaja	*ostrověji	*ostrověji
Genitive	*ostrovuju	*ostrovuju	*ostrovuju
Locative	*ostrovuju	*ostrovuju	*ostrovuju
Dative	*ostrovyjima	*ostrovyjima	*ostrovyjima
Instrumental	*ostrovyjima	*ostrovyjima	*ostrovyjima
Vocative	*ostrovaja	*ostrověji	*ostrověji
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ostroviji	*ostrovyję	*ostrovaja
Accusative	*ostrovyję	*ostrovyję	*ostrovaja
Genitive	*ostrovъjixъ	*ostrovъjixъ	*ostrovъjixъ
Locative	*ostrovyjixъ	*ostrovyjixъ	*ostrovyjixъ
Dative	*ostrovyjimъ	*ostrovyjimъ	*ostrovyjimъ
Instrumental	*ostrovyjimi	*ostrovyjimi	*ostrovyjimi
Vocative	*ostroviji	*ostrovyję	*ostrovaja

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: Острово́й (Ostrovój)
• West Slavic:
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: wótšowy

References

• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 379
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “остров”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “остров”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 609
• Trubačev O. N., editor (2003), “*obstrovъ / *obstrovo / *obstrova”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 30, Moscow: Nauka, page 79ff
• Trubačev O. N., editor (2003), “*obstrovъjь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 30, Moscow: Nauka, page 80