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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modrъ
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdrъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *modʰros (“blue”) (compare Hittite *𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀸 (antaraš, “blue”), accusative 𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀭 (antaran)).
Adjective
*mòdrъ[1][2][3]
- blue, livid
Declension
Indefinite declension of *modrъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *modrъ | *modra | *modro |
| Accusative | *modrъ | *modrǫ | *modro |
| Genitive | *modra | *modry | *modra |
| Locative | *modrě | *modrě | *modrě |
| Dative | *modru | *modrě | *modru |
| Instrumental | *modromь | *modrojǫ | *modromь |
| Vocative | *modre | *modro | *modro |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *modra | *modrě | *modrě |
| Accusative | *modra | *modrě | *modrě |
| Genitive | *modru | *modru | *modru |
| Locative | *modru | *modru | *modru |
| Dative | *modroma | *modrama | *modroma |
| Instrumental | *modroma | *modrama | *modroma |
| Vocative | *modra | *modrě | *modrě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *modri | *modry | *modra |
| Accusative | *modry | *modry | *modra |
| Genitive | *modrъ | *modrъ | *modrъ |
| Locative | *modrěxъ | *modraxъ | *modrěxъ |
| Dative | *modromъ | *modramъ | *modromъ |
| Instrumental | *modry | *modrami | *modry |
| Vocative | *modri | *modry | *modra |
Definite declension of *modrъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *modrъjь | *modraja | *modroje |
| Accusative | *modrъjь | *modrǫjǫ | *modroje |
| Genitive | *modrajego | *modryję | *modrajego |
| Locative | *modrějemь | *modrěji | *modrějemь |
| Dative | *modrujemu | *modrěji | *modrujemu |
| Instrumental | *modryjimi | *modrǫjǫ | *modryjimi |
| Vocative | *modrъjь | *modraja | *modroje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *modraja | *modrěji | *modrěji |
| Accusative | *modraja | *modrěji | *modrěji |
| Genitive | *modruju | *modruju | *modruju |
| Locative | *modruju | *modruju | *modruju |
| Dative | *modryjima | *modryjima | *modryjima |
| Instrumental | *modryjima | *modryjima | *modryjima |
| Vocative | *modraja | *modrěji | *modrěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *modriji | *modryję | *modraja |
| Accusative | *modryję | *modryję | *modraja |
| Genitive | *modrъjixъ | *modrъjixъ | *modrъjixъ |
| Locative | *modryjixъ | *modryjixъ | *modryjixъ |
| Dative | *modryjimъ | *modryjimъ | *modryjimъ |
| Instrumental | *modryjimi | *modryjimi | *modryjimi |
| Vocative | *modriji | *modryję | *modraja |
See also
- *mada
- *mъděti
| *bělъ (of animals) *bronъ | *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ | *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ (of animals) *vornъ, *galъ |
| *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ | *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ, (of animals) *gnědъ | *žьltъ (of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ |
| *zelenъ | *zelenъ, *grěnъ | |
| *polvъ | *siňь; *modrъ | |
| *slivъ | *bagrъ |
Derived terms
- *modračь
- *modrakъ
- *modranъ
- *modrasъ
- *modrastъ
- *modravъ
- *modrenьcь / *modrenica
- *modrěti
- *modrica
- *modrika / *modrikъ
- *modrina / *modrinja
- *modriti
- *modridlo
- *modrizna
- *modrodervъ
- *modrookъ
- *modrostь
- *modrьcь
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: модър (modǎr)
- Macedonian: модар (modar)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: мо̏дар
- Latin: mȍdar
- Slovene: mọ́dər (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: modrý
- Czech: modrý
- Kashubian: mòdri
- Polish: modry
- Silesian: modry
- Slovak: modrý
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: módry
- Upper Sorbian: módry
- Old Czech: modrý
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*modrъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 101
- В. В. Мартынов (1981), “Балто-славяно-иранские языковые отношения и глоттогенез славян. modrъ.”, in Балто-славянские исследования. 1980., Moscow: Nauka, page 24
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*modrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320: “adj. o ‘blue’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “modrъ modra modro”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 108, 111)”
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “mọ́der”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*modrъ̏”