Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brudъ

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to break, to crumble”). Compare English brittle, Albanian brydh (“to soften”).

Noun

*brùdъ m^[1]

dirt, mud

Alternative forms

*brùda f

Inflection

Declension of *brùdъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brùdъ	*brùda	*brùdi
genitive	*brùda	*brùdu	*brùdъ
dative	*brùdu	*brùdoma	*brùdomъ
accusative	*brùdъ	*brùda	*brùdy
instrumental	brùdъmь, brùdomь^*	*brùdoma	*brùdȳ
locative	*brùdě	*brùdu	*brùdě̄xъ
vocative	*brùde	*brùda	*brùdi

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

Derived terms

*bruditi (“to soil”)
*brudьnъ (“dirty”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: бруд (brud)
- Ukrainian: бруд (brud)
West Slavic:
- Polish: brud
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: bruda f
  - Upper Sorbian: brud

Further reading

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

References

^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “brudъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (RPT 97)”