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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьrtъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Fossilized t-participle of *dьrati (“to tear”) + *-tъ.
Adjective
*dьrtъ
- ragged, ratty
- old
Declension
Indefinite declension of *dьrtъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dьrtъ | *dьrta | *dьrto |
| Accusative | *dьrtъ | *dьrtǫ | *dьrto |
| Genitive | *dьrta | *dьrty | *dьrta |
| Locative | *dьrtě | *dьrtě | *dьrtě |
| Dative | *dьrtu | *dьrtě | *dьrtu |
| Instrumental | *dьrtomь | *dьrtojǫ | *dьrtomь |
| Vocative | *dьrte | *dьrto | *dьrto |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dьrta | *dьrtě | *dьrtě |
| Accusative | *dьrta | *dьrtě | *dьrtě |
| Genitive | *dьrtu | *dьrtu | *dьrtu |
| Locative | *dьrtu | *dьrtu | *dьrtu |
| Dative | *dьrtoma | *dьrtama | *dьrtoma |
| Instrumental | *dьrtoma | *dьrtama | *dьrtoma |
| Vocative | *dьrta | *dьrtě | *dьrtě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dьrti | *dьrty | *dьrta |
| Accusative | *dьrty | *dьrty | *dьrta |
| Genitive | *dьrtъ | *dьrtъ | *dьrtъ |
| Locative | *dьrtěxъ | *dьrtaxъ | *dьrtěxъ |
| Dative | *dьrtomъ | *dьrtamъ | *dьrtomъ |
| Instrumental | *dьrty | *dьrtami | *dьrty |
| Vocative | *dьrti | *dьrty | *dьrta |
Definite declension of *dьrtъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dьrtъjь | *dьrtaja | *dьrtoje |
| Accusative | *dьrtъjь | *dьrtǫjǫ | *dьrtoje |
| Genitive | *dьrtajego | *dьrtyję | *dьrtajego |
| Locative | *dьrtějemь | *dьrtěji | *dьrtějemь |
| Dative | *dьrtujemu | *dьrtěji | *dьrtujemu |
| Instrumental | *dьrtyjimi | *dьrtǫjǫ | *dьrtyjimi |
| Vocative | *dьrtъjь | *dьrtaja | *dьrtoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dьrtaja | *dьrtěji | *dьrtěji |
| Accusative | *dьrtaja | *dьrtěji | *dьrtěji |
| Genitive | *dьrtuju | *dьrtuju | *dьrtuju |
| Locative | *dьrtuju | *dьrtuju | *dьrtuju |
| Dative | *dьrtyjima | *dьrtyjima | *dьrtyjima |
| Instrumental | *dьrtyjima | *dьrtyjima | *dьrtyjima |
| Vocative | *dьrtaja | *dьrtěji | *dьrtěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dьrtiji | *dьrtyję | *dьrtaja |
| Accusative | *dьrtyję | *dьrtyję | *dьrtaja |
| Genitive | *dьrtъjixъ | *dьrtъjixъ | *dьrtъjixъ |
| Locative | *dьrtyjixъ | *dьrtyjixъ | *dьrtyjixъ |
| Dative | *dьrtyjimъ | *dьrtyjimъ | *dьrtyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *dьrtyjimi | *dьrtyjimi | *dьrtyjimi |
| Vocative | *dьrtiji | *dьrtyję | *dьrtaja |
Derived terms
- *dьrtěti (“to degrade, to ripen”)
- *dьrtina (“old age”)
- *dьrtostь (“raginess, shabby state”)
- *dьrtakъ (“geezer”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: дърт (dǎrt)
- Macedonian: дрт (drt)
Further reading
- Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “дърт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 465