Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brьvь

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

Apparently from dissimilation of earlier *brъvь, from ь-extension of *bry. Lexical division occurred in PIE.

Compare Old Norse brū (“bridge”), Gaulish brīva (“bridge”) (< *bʰrēwā), Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”) (> English bridge, Old Saxon bruggia, Old High German brucka)

Noun

*brьvь f

  1. bridge, crossbar

Inflection

Declension of *brьvь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *brьvь *brьvi *brьvi
genitive *brьvi *brьvьju, *brьvľu* *brьvьjь, *brьvi*
dative *brьvi *brьvьma *brьvьmъ
accusative *brьvь *brьvi *brьvi
instrumental *brьvьjǫ, *brьvľǫ* *brьvьma *brьvьmi
locative *brьvi *brьvьju, *brьvľu* *brьvьxъ
vocative *brьvi *brьvi *brьvi

* 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).

See also

  • *brьva

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: брьвь (brĭvĭ), бръвь (brŭvĭ), бервь (bervĭ) (Russian)
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: брьвь (brĭvĭ), бръвь (brŭvĭ), бервь (bervĭ)
      • Ukrainian: бер (ber), берь (berʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бръв (brǎv), брьвь (brʹvʹ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: бр̑в
      Latin script: bȓv
    • Slovene: bŕv
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brьvь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 71
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