Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьrba

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-Indo-European *drbʰ-eh₂. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *turbz.

Noun

*dьrba f

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Inflection

Declension of *dьrba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dьrba *dьrbě *dьrby
genitive *dьrby *dьrbu *dьrbъ
dative *dьrbě *dьrbama *dьrbamъ
accusative *dьrbǫ *dьrbě *dьrby
instrumental *dьrbojǫ, *dьrbǫ** *dьrbama *dьrbami
locative *dьrbě *dьrbu *dьrbasъ, *dьrbaxъ*
vocative *dьrbo *dьrbě *dьrby

* -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:
    • Russian: дерба́ (derbá) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: де́рба (dérba)

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dьrba”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 135
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дерба́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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