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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьrpъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Formed from the present stem of *derti (“to tear”) + *-pъ, from Proto-Indo-European *derH- (“to tear”).
Noun
*dьrpъ m
- act of pulling, dragging
Declension
Declension of *dьrpъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dьrpъ | *dьrpa | *dьrpi |
| Accusative | *dьrpъ | *dьrpa | *dьrpy |
| Genitive | *dьrpa | *dьrpu | *dьrpъ |
| Locative | *dьrpě | *dьrpu | *dьrpěxъ |
| Dative | *dьrpu | *dьrpoma | *dьrpomъ |
| Instrumental | *dьrpъmь, *dьrpomь* | *dьrpoma | *dьrpy |
| Vocative | *dьrpe | *dьrpa | *dьrpi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *dьrati (“to tear”)
- *dьrpati (“to pull, to drag”)
- *drapati (“to scratch”)
Derived terms
- *dьrpavъ (“ragged, tattered”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: дръп (drǎp) (often used as an interjection for Pull!)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьrpati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 225
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “дърпам, дръпвам, дръпна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 464
- дръп in Речник на Българския език, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences