къра
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- кра (kra)
Etymology
According to Sreznevsky from Proto-Slavic *kъra. Akin to Old Czech kra (“piece of rock or other material”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊˈrɑ/→/kʊˈra/→/ˈkra/
- Hyphenation: къ‧ра́
Noun
къра (kŭra) f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | къра kŭra |
кърѣ kŭrě |
кърꙑ kŭry |
| genitive | кърꙑ kŭry |
къру kŭru |
къръ kŭrŭ |
| dative | кърѣ kŭrě |
кърама kŭrama |
кърамъ kŭramŭ |
| accusative | кърѫ kŭrǫ |
кърѣ kŭrě |
кърꙑ kŭry |
| instrumental | къроѭ kŭrojǫ |
кърама kŭrama |
кърами kŭrami |
| locative | кърѣ kŭrě |
къру kŭru |
кърахъ kŭraxŭ |
| vocative | къро kŭro |
кърѣ kŭrě |
кърꙑ kŭry |
Related terms
- криниѥ (krinije)
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: крига (kriha)
Further reading
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “кра”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1310
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “криниѥ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1324
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “къра”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][3] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1840