Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/abrědь

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

Etymology

Alternative form of unattested *abrědъ (but compare Slovincian wôbród < *obrědъ?), from *a- +‎ *brědъ (fruit).

The West and South Slavic range of the word is evidenced by alternative form.

Noun

*abrědь f[1][2]

  1. (West and South Slavic) plant shoot, twig, scion
    Synonyms: *abrędь, *abrędъ, *abrędьje, *abrědьje, *abrędъkъ

Declension

Declension of *abrědь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *abrědь *abrědi *abrědi
genitive *abrědi *abrědьju, *abrěďu* *abrědьjь, *abrědi*
dative *abrědi *abrědьma *abrědьmъ
accusative *abrědь *abrědi *abrědi
instrumental *abrědьjǫ, *abrěďǫ* *abrědьma *abrědьmi
locative *abrědi *abrědьju, *abrěďu* *abrědьxъ
vocative *abrědi *abrědi *abrědi

* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Church Slavonic: абрѣдь (abrědĭ) (Russian recension)
      • Church Slavonic: абрѣдьць (abrědĭcĭ) (Serbian recension)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*abrědь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 48
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “abrędъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 147