Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrzъkъ

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 *mьrzъ +‎ *-ъkъ.

Adjective

*mьrzъkъ

  1. cold, frosty
  2. (by abstraction) vile, abominable

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *mьrzъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzъkъ *mьrzъka *mьrzъko
genitive *mьrzъka *mьrzъky *mьrzъka
dative *mьrzъku *mьrzъkě *mьrzъku
accusative *mьrzъkъ *mьrzъkǫ *mьrzъko
instrumental *mьrzъkomь *mьrzъkojǫ *mьrzъkomь
locative *mьrzъkě *mьrzъkě *mьrzъkě
vocative *mьrzъke *mьrzъko *mьrzъko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzъka *mьrzъkě *mьrzъkě
genitive *mьrzъku *mьrzъku *mьrzъku
dative *mьrzъkoma *mьrzъkama *mьrzъkoma
accusative *mьrzъka *mьrzъkě *mьrzъkě
instrumental *mьrzъkoma *mьrzъkama *mьrzъkoma
locative *mьrzъku *mьrzъku *mьrzъku
vocative *mьrzъka *mьrzъkě *mьrzъkě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzъki *mьrzъky *mьrzъka
genitive *mьrzъkъ *mьrzъkъ *mьrzъkъ
dative *mьrzъkomъ *mьrzъkamъ *mьrzъkomъ
accusative *mьrzъky *mьrzъky *mьrzъka
instrumental *mьrzъky *mьrzъkami *mьrzъky
locative *mьrzъkěxъ *mьrzъkaxъ *mьrzъkěxъ
vocative *mьrzъki *mьrzъky *mьrzъka
Definite declension of *mьrzъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzъkъjь *mьrzъkaja *mьrzъkoje
genitive *mьrzъkajego *mьrzъkyję̇ *mьrzъkajego
dative *mьrzъkujemu *mьrzъkěji *mьrzъkujemu
accusative *mьrzъkъjь *mьrzъkǫjǫ *mьrzъkoje
instrumental *mьrzъkyjimь *mьrzъkǫjǫ *mьrzъkyjimь
locative *mьrzъkějemь *mьrzъkěji *mьrzъkějemь
vocative *mьrzъkъjь *mьrzъkaja *mьrzъkoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzъkaja *mьrzъkěji *mьrzъkěji
genitive *mьrzъkuju *mьrzъkuju *mьrzъkuju
dative *mьrzъkyjima *mьrzъkyjima *mьrzъkyjima
accusative *mьrzъkaja *mьrzъkěji *mьrzъkěji
instrumental *mьrzъkyjima *mьrzъkyjima *mьrzъkyjima
locative *mьrzъkuju *mьrzъkuju *mьrzъkuju
vocative *mьrzъkaja *mьrzъkěji *mьrzъkěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrzъkiji *mьrzъkyję̇ *mьrzъkaja
genitive *mьrzъkъjixъ *mьrzъkъjixъ *mьrzъkъjixъ
dative *mьrzъkyjimъ *mьrzъkyjimъ *mьrzъkyjimъ
accusative *mьrzъkyję̇ *mьrzъkyję̇ *mьrzъkaja
instrumental *mьrzъkyjimi *mьrzъkyjimi *mьrzъkyjimi
locative *mьrzъkyjixъ *mьrzъkyjixъ *mьrzъkyjixъ
vocative *mьrzъkiji *mьrzъkyję̇ *mьrzъkaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мьрзъкъ (mĭrzŭkŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: мръзъкъ (mrŭzŭkŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мр̏зак
      Latin script: mȑzak
    • Slovene: mŕzek (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: mrzký
      • Czech: mrzký
    • Slovak: mrzký

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrzъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 166
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ме́рзкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress