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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/arębina

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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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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*arębъ (partridge) +‎ *-ina. The sense of rowan comes from the usage of the fruits to catch birds, also reflected in the botanical name (from aucupārī), German Vogelbeere etc.

Noun

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*arębina f

  1. rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
  2. rowanberry
  3. partridge meat

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*arębina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 73
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ряби́на”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress