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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ostrovъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *abstrawas. Morphologically from Proto-Slavic *o(b)- + *strovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *s(t)rówos, from *srew- (“flow, stream”). The literal meaning of the term is one which gets flowed around or possibly flowless (in case the prefix *ob- is applied with abessive function).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian sravà, prasrava, Latvian strava. With another vocalism: Lithuanian srovė̃, strovė̃, Latvian stràvа, strāvе, East Lithuanian sraujà.
Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit गिरिस्रवा (girisravā), स्रवति (sravati), Ancient Greek ῥόος (rhóos, “stream”), ῥοή (rhoḗ), ῥέω (rhéō), Proto-Germanic *straumaz (“stream, current, river”).
Noun
*ȍstrovъ m[1]
- streamlined
- river island
- island
Inflection
Declension of *ȍstrovъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ȍstrovъ | *ȍstrova | *ȍstrovi |
| Accusative | *ȍstrovъ | *ȍstrova | *ȍstrovy |
| Genitive | *ȍstrova | *ostrovù | *ostròvъ |
| Locative | *ȍstrově | *ostrovù | *ostrově̃xъ |
| Dative | *ȍstrovu | *ostrovomà | *ostrovòmъ |
| Instrumental | *ȍstrovъmь, *ȍstrovomь* | *ostrovomà | *ostrový |
| Vocative | *ostrove | *ȍstrova | *ȍstrovi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
- *ostrovo
- *ostrova
Derived terms
- *ostrověnъ / *ostrověninъ / *ostrovljaninъ (“islander”)
- *ostrovina
- *ostrovišče
- *ostrovitěninъ (“islander”)
- *ostrovitъ (“islandly; islandy”)
- *ostrovъ
- *ostrovъkъ (“small island”)
- *ostrovьcь (“small island”)
- *ostrovьje (“archipelago”)
- *ostrovьnъ (“insular”)
- *ostrovьskъ (“insular”)
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *srew- (0 c, 5 e)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: островъ (ostrovŭ)
- Belarusian: во́страў (vóstraŭ)
- Russian: о́стров (óstrov)
- Ukrainian: о́стрів (óstriv)
- Old East Slavic: островъ (ostrovŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: островъ (ostrovŭ)
- Glagolitic: [Term?]
- Bulgarian: о́стров (óstrov)
- Macedonian: остров (ostrov)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: о̏стрво
- Latin: ȍstrvo
- Slovene: ostròv
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: ostrov
- Czech: ostrov
- Kashubian: òstrów
- Polabian: Våstrüv
- Old Polish: ostrów
- Polish: ostrów, Ostrów, Ostrówek
- Old Slovak: ostrov
- Slovak: ostrov
- Slovincian: u̯ostrȯw
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: wotrow
- Lower Sorbian: wótšow
- Old Czech: ostrov
- Non-Slavic:
- Romanian: ostrov
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “остров”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. (1993), “остров”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 609
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obstrovъ / *obstrovo / *obstrova”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 30 (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 79
- Cymburskij V. L. (1999), “Праславянское *ostrovъ: к пересмотру этимологии”, in Slavianovedenie, issue 4, Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 50
Etymology 2
From *ostrovъ (“island”).
Adjective
*ostrovъ
- islandy
Declension
Indefinite declension of *ostrovъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ostrovъ | *ostrova | *ostrovo |
| Accusative | *ostrovъ | *ostrovǫ | *ostrovo |
| Genitive | *ostrova | *ostrovy | *ostrova |
| Locative | *ostrově | *ostrově | *ostrově |
| Dative | *ostrovu | *ostrově | *ostrovu |
| Instrumental | *ostrovomь | *ostrovojǫ | *ostrovomь |
| Vocative | *ostrove | *ostrovo | *ostrovo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ostrova | *ostrově | *ostrově |
| Accusative | *ostrova | *ostrově | *ostrově |
| Genitive | *ostrovu | *ostrovu | *ostrovu |
| Locative | *ostrovu | *ostrovu | *ostrovu |
| Dative | *ostrovoma | *ostrovama | *ostrovoma |
| Instrumental | *ostrovoma | *ostrovama | *ostrovoma |
| Vocative | *ostrova | *ostrově | *ostrově |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ostrovi | *ostrovy | *ostrova |
| Accusative | *ostrovy | *ostrovy | *ostrova |
| Genitive | *ostrovъ | *ostrovъ | *ostrovъ |
| Locative | *ostrověxъ | *ostrovaxъ | *ostrověxъ |
| Dative | *ostrovomъ | *ostrovamъ | *ostrovomъ |
| Instrumental | *ostrovy | *ostrovami | *ostrovy |
| Vocative | *ostrovi | *ostrovy | *ostrova |
Definite declension of *ostrovъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ostrovъjь | *ostrovaja | *ostrovoje |
| Accusative | *ostrovъjь | *ostrovǫjǫ | *ostrovoje |
| Genitive | *ostrovajego | *ostrovyję | *ostrovajego |
| Locative | *ostrovějemь | *ostrověji | *ostrovějemь |
| Dative | *ostrovujemu | *ostrověji | *ostrovujemu |
| Instrumental | *ostrovyjimi | *ostrovǫjǫ | *ostrovyjimi |
| Vocative | *ostrovъjь | *ostrovaja | *ostrovoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ostrovaja | *ostrověji | *ostrověji |
| Accusative | *ostrovaja | *ostrověji | *ostrověji |
| Genitive | *ostrovuju | *ostrovuju | *ostrovuju |
| Locative | *ostrovuju | *ostrovuju | *ostrovuju |
| Dative | *ostrovyjima | *ostrovyjima | *ostrovyjima |
| Instrumental | *ostrovyjima | *ostrovyjima | *ostrovyjima |
| Vocative | *ostrovaja | *ostrověji | *ostrověji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ostroviji | *ostrovyję | *ostrovaja |
| Accusative | *ostrovyję | *ostrovyję | *ostrovaja |
| Genitive | *ostrovъjixъ | *ostrovъjixъ | *ostrovъjixъ |
| Locative | *ostrovyjixъ | *ostrovyjixъ | *ostrovyjixъ |
| Dative | *ostrovyjimъ | *ostrovyjimъ | *ostrovyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *ostrovyjimi | *ostrovyjimi | *ostrovyjimi |
| Vocative | *ostroviji | *ostrovyję | *ostrovaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: Острово́й (Ostrovój)
- West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: wótšowy
- Sorbian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obstrovъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 30 (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 80
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ostrovъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 379: “m. o (c) ‘island’”