Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьbrъ

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bíbrus. Doublet of *bèbrъ and *bòbrъ.

Noun

*bь̀brъ m

  1. alternative form of *bèbrъ

Inflection

Declension of *bь̀brъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *bь̀brъ *bьbrà *bьbrì
genitive *bьbrà *bьbrù *bь̀brъ
dative *bьbrù *bьbròma *bьbròmъ
accusative *bь̀brъ *bьbrà *bьbrỳ
instrumental *bьbrъ̀mь, *bьbròmь* *bьbròma *bь̀bry
locative *bьbrě̀ *bьbrù *bь̀brěxъ
vocative *bьbre *bьbrà *bьbrì

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бьбръ (bĭbrŭ)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bьbrъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 159