Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brьvьno
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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]*bry + *-ьno with distant assimilation: *ъ-ь > *ь-ь; originally an adjective. Compare Icelandic brú and brún.
Noun
[edit]Declension
[edit]Declension of *brьvьnò (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brьvьnò | *brьvь̀ně | *brьvьnà |
| genitive | *brьvьnà | *brьvьnù | *brьvь̀nъ |
| dative | *brьvьnù | *brьvьnòma | *brьvьnòmъ |
| accusative | *brьvьnò | *brьvь̀ně | *brьvьnà |
| instrumental | *brьvьnъ̀mь, *brьvьnòmь* | *brьvьnòma | *brьvь̀ny |
| locative | *brьvьně̀ | *brьvьnù | *brьvь̀něxъ |
| vocative | *brьvьnò | *brьvь̀ně | *brьvьnà |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brьvьno/*brьvьnъ/*brьvьna II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 72
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бревно́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*brьvьnò”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67: “n. o (b) ‘beam’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bьrvьno -a”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 149; PR 135)”