Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rarъ

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

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *rā- (onomatopoeia) + *-rъ. Compare *rajati. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *rairāną (“to roar”).

Noun

*rarъ m

1. sough, noise

Declension

Declension of *rarъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*rarъ	*rara	*rari
genitive	*rara	*raru	*rarъ
dative	*raru	*raroma	*raromъ
accusative	*rarъ	*rara	*rary
instrumental	*rarъmь, *raromь*	*raroma	*rary
locative	*rarě	*raru	*rarěxъ
vocative	*rare	*rara	*rari

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

Derived terms

nouns

• *rarogъ m (“saker”)

 

verbs

• *rarati impf (“to make noise”)

 

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Church Slavonic: раръ (rarŭ, “noise”)