Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brъzda

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

Perhaps, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusdʰos. Cognate with Lithuanian bruzdùklis (“bridle”).

Noun

*brъzda f[1]

  1. halter

Declension

Declension of *brъzda (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *brъzda *brъzdě *brъzdy
genitive *brъzdy *brъzdu *brъzdъ
dative *brъzdě *brъzdama *brъzdamъ
accusative *brъzdǫ *brъzdě *brъzdy
instrumental *brъzdojǫ, *brъzdǫ** *brъzdama *brъzdami
locative *brъzdě *brъzdu *brъzdasъ, *brъzdaxъ*
vocative *brъzdo *brъzdě *brъzdy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бръзда (brŭzda)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: бръзда (brŭzda)
    • Bulgarian: бръ́зда (brǎ́zda) (obsolete, dialectal)
    • Slovene: bŕzda (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brъzda”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 62

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брозда́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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