Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grěxъ

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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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Etymology

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Potentially a conflation of more than one semantic kernels:

Noun

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*grě̃xъ m[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. per etymology from early *grēxŭ:
    1. fervour, ardour (damaging thermal state)
    2. (secondary) guilt, grief, regret
  2. per etymology from early *grai(k)śŭ:
    1. error, mistake, misconduct
      Synonym: *xyba

Usage notes

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Modern descendants generally bear the abstract meaning “sin”. It arose post-Proto-Slavic, under the influence of Christianity, and is a calque of Latin and Greek terms: compare Latin peccātum (error, mistake, deficiency; sin), peccāre (to trip, stumble; to transgress), Ancient Greek ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, to miss; to fail, sin), ἁμαρτία (hamartía, error, mistake; guilt, sin).

Inflection

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Derived terms

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nouns
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grěxъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 115
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*grě́xъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
  3. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (2001), “grěchъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 8 (goda – gyža), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 207
  4. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “grěxъ grěxa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 78, 187, 199; PR 134; MP 16; RPT 98, 101)
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “greh”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *grěxъ̏

Further reading

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