Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rъdrъ

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

Alternative forms

• *rъdьrъ

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rudras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰ-rós. Morphologically *rъd- +‎ *-rъ.

Cognate with Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhira), रुद्र (rudra, “Rudra — deity name”) (possibly), Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Latin ruber, Tocharian A rätraṃ, rtärye (“red”), Tocharian B rätre (< *rutro-), Old Norse roðra.

Adjective

*rъdrъ

1. red, red-haired

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *rъdrъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*rъdrъ	*rъdra	*rъdro
genitive	*rъdra	*rъdry	*rъdra
dative	*rъdru	*rъdrě	*rъdru
accusative	*rъdrъ	*rъdrǫ	*rъdro
instrumental	*rъdromь	*rъdrojǫ	*rъdromь
locative	*rъdrě	*rъdrě	*rъdrě
vocative	*rъdre	*rъdro	*rъdro
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*rъdra	*rъdrě	*rъdrě
genitive	*rъdru	*rъdru	*rъdru
dative	*rъdroma	*rъdrama	*rъdroma
accusative	*rъdra	*rъdrě	*rъdrě
instrumental	*rъdroma	*rъdrama	*rъdroma
locative	*rъdru	*rъdru	*rъdru
vocative	*rъdra	*rъdrě	*rъdrě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*rъdri	*rъdry	*rъdra
genitive	*rъdrъ	*rъdrъ	*rъdrъ
dative	*rъdromъ	*rъdramъ	*rъdromъ
accusative	*rъdry	*rъdry	*rъdra
instrumental	*rъdry	*rъdrami	*rъdry
locative	*rъdrěxъ	*rъdraxъ	*rъdrěxъ
vocative	*rъdri	*rъdry	*rъdra

Definite declension of *rъdrъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*rъdrъjь	*rъdraja	*rъdroje
genitive	*rъdrajego	*rъdryję̇	*rъdrajego
dative	*rъdrujemu	*rъdrěji	*rъdrujemu
accusative	*rъdrъjь	*rъdrǫjǫ	*rъdroje
instrumental	*rъdryjimь	*rъdrǫjǫ	*rъdryjimь
locative	*rъdrějemь	*rъdrěji	*rъdrějemь
vocative	*rъdrъjь	*rъdraja	*rъdroje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*rъdraja	*rъdrěji	*rъdrěji
genitive	*rъdruju	*rъdruju	*rъdruju
dative	*rъdryjima	*rъdryjima	*rъdryjima
accusative	*rъdraja	*rъdrěji	*rъdrěji
instrumental	*rъdryjima	*rъdryjima	*rъdryjima
locative	*rъdruju	*rъdruju	*rъdruju
vocative	*rъdraja	*rъdrěji	*rъdrěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*rъdriji	*rъdryję̇	*rъdraja
genitive	*rъdrъjixъ	*rъdrъjixъ	*rъdrъjixъ
dative	*rъdryjimъ	*rъdryjimъ	*rъdryjimъ
accusative	*rъdryję̇	*rъdryję̇	*rъdraja
instrumental	*rъdryjimi	*rъdryjimi	*rъdryjimi
locative	*rъdryjixъ	*rъdryjixъ	*rъdryjixъ
vocative	*rъdriji	*rъdryję̇	*rъdraja

Related terms

• *rudъ (“red; ginger; brown”, adj.)
  • *ruda (“ore”)
• *rusъ < *rudsъ (adj.)
• *ruměnъ < *rudměnъ (adj.)
• *rъděti (“to be red; redden”)
• *rъdrъ (“red, red-haired”, adj.)
• *rъďa (“rust”)
• *ryďь (“ginger”, adj.)

Descendants

• Church Slavonic: рьдьръ (rĭdĭrŭ) (Russian)

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: ръдръ (rŭdrŭ)
    • Russian: рёдрый (rjódryj) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: ръдръ (rŭdrŭ)

    Glagolitic: ⱃⱏⰴⱃⱏ (rŭdrŭ)

References

• Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 384
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “редрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “рдеть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 101
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “рыжий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 130