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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *abstrawas. Morphologically from Proto-Slavic *o(b)- + *strovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *s(t)rówos, from *srew- (“flow, stream”). The literal meaning of the term is one which gets flowed around or possibly flowless (in case the prefix *ob- is applied with abessive function).

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), ῥέω (rhéō), 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	*ȍstrova	*ȍstrovi
Accusative	*ȍstrovъ	*ȍstrova	*ȍstrovy
Genitive	*ȍstrova	*ostrovù	*ostròvъ
Locative	*ȍstrově	*ostrovù	*ostrově̃xъ
Dative	*ȍstrovu	*ostrovomà	*ostrovòmъ
Instrumental	*ȍstrovъmь, *ȍstrovomь*	*ostrovomà	*ostrový
Vocative	*ostrove	*ȍstrova	*ȍstrovi

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

Alternative forms

• *ostrovo
• *ostrova

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 Proto-Indo-European root *srew-‎ (0 c, 5 e)

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

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “остров”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, Pavel (1999), “остров”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russian Language, page 609
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obstrovъ / *obstrovo / *obstrova”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 30: (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 79
• Cymburskij V. L. (1999), “Праславянское *ostrovъ: к пересмотру этимологии”, in Slavianovedenie, issue 4, Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 50

Etymology 2

From *ostrovъ (“island”).

Adjective

*ostrovъ

1. islandy

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

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obstrovъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 30: (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 80