Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/durь

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

Possibly related to Latin furo (“to seethe, rage”), and both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰur-.[1] Compare also *buřa (“storm”).

Noun

*durь f

  1. stupidity, madness

Inflection

Declension of *durь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *durь *duri *duri
genitive *duri *durьju, *duřu* *durьjь, *duri*
dative *duri *durьma *durьmъ
accusative *durь *duri *duri
instrumental *durьjǫ, *duřǫ* *durьma *durьmi
locative *duri *durьju, *duřu* *durьxъ
vocative *duri *duri *duri

* 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).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: дурь (durʹ)
    • Ukrainian: дур (dur)

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*durь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “durdit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN
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