Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/rébra

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-ró-m, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“to cover, to roof; rib”); cognate with Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib; reef, ridge”) and Proto-Hellenic *erépʰō (“to cover, provide with a roof”).

Noun

*rébra n

rib

Inflection

Fixed accent.

Declension of *rébra (o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*rébran? -a? -un?	*rébrai	*rébrāˀ
Accusative	*rébran? -a? -un?	*rébrai	*rébrāˀ
Genitive	*rébrā	*rébrauš	*rébrun
Locative	*rébrai	*rébrauš	*rébraišu
Dative	*rébrōi	*rébramō	*rébramas
Instrumental	*rébrōˀ	*rébramō	*rébramiš
Vocative	*rébran? -a? -un?	*rébrai	*rébrāˀ

Descendants

Slavic: *rebrò (see there for further descendants)