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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/morǫgъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“depleted, dark”) + *-ǫgъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόρυχος (mórukhos, “dark”).
The East Slavic forms were likely influenced by unrelated Proto-Slavic *murъ (“dirt”) (cf. Bulgarian му́ргав (múrgav, “dark, tanned”), Serbo-Croatian му̏ргаст (“olive”)).
Adjective
*morǫgъ
- dark, dim, swarthy (of animals, plants, people, places)
- Synonyms: (more generic) *tьmьnъ, *morčьnъ, *smǫglъ
- (by extension) motley, sundry, spotted
- Synonyms: *pьstrъ, *pěgavъ
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *morǫgъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *morǫgъ | *morǫga | *morǫgo |
| Accusative | *morǫgъ | *morǫgǫ | *morǫgo |
| Genitive | *morǫga | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
| Locative | *morǫgě | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
| Dative | *morǫgu | *morǫgě | *morǫgu |
| Instrumental | *morǫgomь | *morǫgojǫ | *morǫgomь |
| Vocative | *morǫge | *morǫgo | *morǫgo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *morǫga | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
| Accusative | *morǫga | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
| Genitive | *morǫgu | *morǫgu | *morǫgu |
| Locative | *morǫgu | *morǫgu | *morǫgu |
| Dative | *morǫgoma | *morǫgama | *morǫgoma |
| Instrumental | *morǫgoma | *morǫgama | *morǫgoma |
| Vocative | *morǫga | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *morǫgi | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
| Accusative | *morǫgy | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
| Genitive | *morǫgъ | *morǫgъ | *morǫgъ |
| Locative | *morǫgěxъ | *morǫgaxъ | *morǫgěxъ |
| Dative | *morǫgomъ | *morǫgamъ | *morǫgomъ |
| Instrumental | *morǫgy | *morǫgami | *morǫgy |
| Vocative | *morǫgi | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
Definite declension of *morǫgъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *morǫgъjь | *morǫgaja | *morǫgoje |
| Accusative | *morǫgъjь | *morǫgǫjǫ | *morǫgoje |
| Genitive | *morǫgajego | *morǫgyję | *morǫgajego |
| Locative | *morǫgějemь | *morǫgěji | *morǫgějemь |
| Dative | *morǫgujemu | *morǫgěji | *morǫgujemu |
| Instrumental | *morǫgyjimi | *morǫgǫjǫ | *morǫgyjimi |
| Vocative | *morǫgъjь | *morǫgaja | *morǫgoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *morǫgaja | *morǫgěji | *morǫgěji |
| Accusative | *morǫgaja | *morǫgěji | *morǫgěji |
| Genitive | *morǫguju | *morǫguju | *morǫguju |
| Locative | *morǫguju | *morǫguju | *morǫguju |
| Dative | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima |
| Instrumental | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima |
| Vocative | *morǫgaja | *morǫgěji | *morǫgěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *morǫgiji | *morǫgyję | *morǫgaja |
| Accusative | *morǫgyję | *morǫgyję | *morǫgaja |
| Genitive | *morǫgъjixъ | *morǫgъjixъ | *morǫgъjixъ |
| Locative | *morǫgyjixъ | *morǫgyjixъ | *morǫgyjixъ |
| Dative | *morǫgyjimъ | *morǫgyjimъ | *morǫgyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *morǫgyjimi | *morǫgyjimi | *morǫgyjimi |
| Vocative | *morǫgiji | *morǫgyję | *morǫgaja |
Derived terms
- *morǫga, *marǫga[1]
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: мурѫгий (murǫgij)
- Russian: мору́гий (morúgij), муру́гий (murúgij)
- Ukrainian: мору́гий (morúhyj), муру́гий (murúhyj)
- Old East Slavic: мурѫгий (murǫgij)
- South Slavic:
- >? Bulgarian: моруга (moruga, “distasteful, salty dish”) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Slovene: marọ́ga (“dark spot”)
- West Slavic:
- Polish: morągi
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “maroga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *marǫ̋ga”
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*morǫgъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 239
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “муругий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “муругий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “моруга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 247