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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/abrědь
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
- *abrędь
Etymology
Alternative form of unattested *abrědъ (but compare Slovincian vʉ̀ɵ̯břȯd < *obrědъ?), from *a- + *brědъ (“fruit”).
The West and South Slavic range of the word is evidenced by alternative form.
Noun
*abrědь f[1][2]
- (West and South Slavic) plant shoot, twig, scion
- Synonyms: *abrędь, *abrędъ, *abrędьje, *abrědьje, *abrędъkъ
Declension
Declension of *abrědь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *abrědь | *abrědi | *abrědi |
| Accusative | *abrědь | *abrědi | *abrědi |
| Genitive | *abrědi | *abrědьju, *abrěďu* | *abrědьjь, *abrědi* |
| Locative | *abrědi | *abrědьju, *abrěďu* | *abrědьxъ |
| Dative | *abrědi | *abrědьma | *abrědьmъ |
| Instrumental | *abrědьjǫ, *abrěďǫ* | *abrědьma | *abrědьmi |
| Vocative | *abrědi | *abrědi | *abrědi |
* 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).
Related terms
nouns
- *abrědьje
- *abrędь
- *abrędьje
- *abrędъ
- *abrędъkъ
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Church Slavonic: абрѣдь (abrědĭ) (Russian recension)
- Church Slavonic: ⇒ абрѣдьць (abrědĭcĭ) (Serbian recension)
- Church Slavonic: абрѣдь (abrědĭ) (Russian recension)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*abrědь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 48
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “abrędъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 147