Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xъrvatъ
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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]Uncertain. Common theories from the 20th century derive it from an Iranian origin, the root word being a third-century Scytho-Sarmatian form attested in the Tanais Tablets as Χοροάθος (Khoroáthos, alternate forms comprise Khoróatos and Khoroúathos). See Etymology of Croatia on Wikipedia.
Noun
[edit]*xъrvatъ m[1]
Declension
[edit]Possibly accent paradigm a?
Declension of *xъrvatъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xъrvatъ | *xъrvata | *xъrvati |
| genitive | *xъrvata | *xъrvatu | *xъrvatъ |
| dative | *xъrvatu | *xъrvatoma | *xъrvatomъ |
| accusative | *xъrvatъ | *xъrvata | *xъrvaty |
| instrumental | *xъrvatъmь, *xъrvatomь* | *xъrvatoma | *xъrvaty |
| locative | *xъrvatě | *xъrvatu | *xъrvatěxъ |
| vocative | *xъrvate | *xъrvata | *xъrvati |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xъrvat(in)ъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 149
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хорва́т”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress