Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/priroda

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

Postverbal formation of *roditi.

Noun

*priroda f

  1. nature

Declension

Declension of *priroda (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *priroda *prirodě *prirody
genitive *prirody *prirodu *prirodъ
dative *prirodě *prirodama *prirodamъ
accusative *prirodǫ *prirodě *prirody
instrumental *prirodojǫ, *prirodǫ** *prirodama *prirodami
locative *prirodě *prirodu *prirodasъ, *prirodaxъ*
vocative *prirodo *prirodě *prirody

* -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

Further reading

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “природа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 731
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