Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zorъkъ

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 *zorъ (sight, vision) +‎ *-ъkъ. Related to *zьrěti (to see, to look at).

Adjective

*zorъkъ[1]

  1. sharp-eyed

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *zorъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zorъkъ *zorъka *zorъko
genitive *zorъka *zorъky *zorъka
dative *zorъku *zorъkě *zorъku
accusative *zorъkъ *zorъkǫ *zorъko
instrumental *zorъkomь *zorъkojǫ *zorъkomь
locative *zorъkě *zorъkě *zorъkě
vocative *zorъke *zorъko *zorъko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zorъka *zorъkě *zorъkě
genitive *zorъku *zorъku *zorъku
dative *zorъkoma *zorъkama *zorъkoma
accusative *zorъka *zorъkě *zorъkě
instrumental *zorъkoma *zorъkama *zorъkoma
locative *zorъku *zorъku *zorъku
vocative *zorъka *zorъkě *zorъkě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zorъki *zorъky *zorъka
genitive *zorъkъ *zorъkъ *zorъkъ
dative *zorъkomъ *zorъkamъ *zorъkomъ
accusative *zorъky *zorъky *zorъka
instrumental *zorъky *zorъkami *zorъky
locative *zorъkěxъ *zorъkaxъ *zorъkěxъ
vocative *zorъki *zorъky *zorъka
Definite declension of *zorъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zorъkъjь *zorъkaja *zorъkoje
genitive *zorъkajego *zorъkyję̇ *zorъkajego
dative *zorъkujemu *zorъkěji *zorъkujemu
accusative *zorъkъjь *zorъkǫjǫ *zorъkoje
instrumental *zorъkyjimь *zorъkǫjǫ *zorъkyjimь
locative *zorъkějemь *zorъkěji *zorъkějemь
vocative *zorъkъjь *zorъkaja *zorъkoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zorъkaja *zorъkěji *zorъkěji
genitive *zorъkuju *zorъkuju *zorъkuju
dative *zorъkyjima *zorъkyjima *zorъkyjima
accusative *zorъkaja *zorъkěji *zorъkěji
instrumental *zorъkyjima *zorъkyjima *zorъkyjima
locative *zorъkuju *zorъkuju *zorъkuju
vocative *zorъkaja *zorъkěji *zorъkěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zorъkiji *zorъkyję̇ *zorъkaja
genitive *zorъkъjixъ *zorъkъjixъ *zorъkъjixъ
dative *zorъkyjimъ *zorъkyjimъ *zorъkyjimъ
accusative *zorъkyję̇ *zorъkyję̇ *zorъkaja
instrumental *zorъkyjimi *zorъkyjimi *zorъkyjimi
locative *zorъkyjixъ *zorъkyjixъ *zorъkyjixъ
vocative *zorъkiji *zorъkyję̇ *zorъkaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *зоръкъ (*zorŭkŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: *зо́ркїй (*zórkij)
        • Belarusian: зо́ркі (zórki)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: зо́ркый (zórkŷj)
        • Ukrainian: зірки́й (zirkýj)
      • Middle Russian: зо́ркій (zórkij) (18ᵗʰ c.)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “зоркий”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 328:вост.-слав. *зоръкъ(йь)vost.-slav. *zorʺkʺ(jʹ)

Further reading

  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “зо́ркий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 109
  • Krylov, G. A. (2004) “зоркий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN, page 152