Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bridъkъ

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 *bridъ (sharp edge) +‎ *-ъkъ, a d-derivative of *briti (to shave).

    Adjective

    *brìdъkъ or *brȋdъkъ[1][2]

    1. sharp, acute
      Synonym: *ostrъ
    2. acrid, pungent, tart (for taste)
    3. biting, piercing (for wind)
    4. (figurative) ugly, disgusting

    Declension

    Indefinite declension of *bridъkъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bridъkъ *bridъka *bridъko
    genitive *bridъka *bridъky *bridъka
    dative *bridъku *bridъkě *bridъku
    accusative *bridъkъ *bridъkǫ *bridъko
    instrumental *bridъkomь *bridъkojǫ *bridъkomь
    locative *bridъkě *bridъkě *bridъkě
    vocative *bridъke *bridъko *bridъko
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bridъka *bridъkě *bridъkě
    genitive *bridъku *bridъku *bridъku
    dative *bridъkoma *bridъkama *bridъkoma
    accusative *bridъka *bridъkě *bridъkě
    instrumental *bridъkoma *bridъkama *bridъkoma
    locative *bridъku *bridъku *bridъku
    vocative *bridъka *bridъkě *bridъkě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bridъki *bridъky *bridъka
    genitive *bridъkъ *bridъkъ *bridъkъ
    dative *bridъkomъ *bridъkamъ *bridъkomъ
    accusative *bridъky *bridъky *bridъka
    instrumental *bridъky *bridъkami *bridъky
    locative *bridъkěxъ *bridъkaxъ *bridъkěxъ
    vocative *bridъki *bridъky *bridъka
    Definite declension of *bridъkъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bridъkъjь *bridъkaja *bridъkoje
    genitive *bridъkajego *bridъkyję̇ *bridъkajego
    dative *bridъkujemu *bridъkěji *bridъkujemu
    accusative *bridъkъjь *bridъkǫjǫ *bridъkoje
    instrumental *bridъkyjimь *bridъkǫjǫ *bridъkyjimь
    locative *bridъkějemь *bridъkěji *bridъkějemь
    vocative *bridъkъjь *bridъkaja *bridъkoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bridъkaja *bridъkěji *bridъkěji
    genitive *bridъkuju *bridъkuju *bridъkuju
    dative *bridъkyjima *bridъkyjima *bridъkyjima
    accusative *bridъkaja *bridъkěji *bridъkěji
    instrumental *bridъkyjima *bridъkyjima *bridъkyjima
    locative *bridъkuju *bridъkuju *bridъkuju
    vocative *bridъkaja *bridъkěji *bridъkěji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *bridъkiji *bridъkyję̇ *bridъkaja
    genitive *bridъkъjixъ *bridъkъjixъ *bridъkъjixъ
    dative *bridъkyjimъ *bridъkyjimъ *bridъkyjimъ
    accusative *bridъkyję̇ *bridъkyję̇ *bridъkaja
    instrumental *bridъkyjimi *bridъkyjimi *bridъkyjimi
    locative *bridъkyjixъ *bridъkyjixъ *bridъkyjixъ
    vocative *bridъkiji *bridъkyję̇ *bridъkaja

    Derived terms

    • *bridъkostь (sharpness)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: бры́дкі (brýdki)
      • Russian: бри́дкий (brídkij) (Pskov), бридко́й (bridkój) (Pskov), бри́ткий (brítkij) (Archangel'sk), бритко́й (britkój) (South, West)
      • Ukrainian: бридки́й (brydkýj)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: бридъкъ (bridŭkŭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⰱⱃⰹⰴⱏⰽⱏ (bridŭkŭ)
      • Bulgarian: бри́дък (brídǎk) (rare)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: бри̏дак
        Latin script: brȉdak
      • Slovene: brídək (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бридко́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bridъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 28

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bridъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 62:adj. o ‘sharp’
    2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bridek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *bri̋dъkъ (ali *brȋdъkъ)