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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vedrъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Uncertain:
- From Proto-Indo-European *wed-ro-, from *wed- (“water”). Morphologically *ved- + *-rъ. Cognate with Latin vitrum n (“glass”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *wedʰro- or *h₂wh₁edʰro- (< *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”)). Possibly cognate with Proto-Germanic *wedrą n (“weather”) (or from *h₂wh₁etro- or *wétrom). Compare *vě̀trъ (“wind, air”).
Adjective
*vedrъ[1]
- fair, clear (of weather)
- Synonyms: *ěsnъ, *bystrъ
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *vedrъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vedrъ | *vedra | *vedro |
| Accusative | *vedrъ | *vedrǫ | *vedro |
| Genitive | *vedra | *vedry | *vedra |
| Locative | *vedrě | *vedrě | *vedrě |
| Dative | *vedru | *vedrě | *vedru |
| Instrumental | *vedromь | *vedrojǫ | *vedromь |
| Vocative | *vedre | *vedro | *vedro |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vedra | *vedrě | *vedrě |
| Accusative | *vedra | *vedrě | *vedrě |
| Genitive | *vedru | *vedru | *vedru |
| Locative | *vedru | *vedru | *vedru |
| Dative | *vedroma | *vedrama | *vedroma |
| Instrumental | *vedroma | *vedrama | *vedroma |
| Vocative | *vedra | *vedrě | *vedrě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vedri | *vedry | *vedra |
| Accusative | *vedry | *vedry | *vedra |
| Genitive | *vedrъ | *vedrъ | *vedrъ |
| Locative | *vedrěxъ | *vedraxъ | *vedrěxъ |
| Dative | *vedromъ | *vedramъ | *vedromъ |
| Instrumental | *vedry | *vedrami | *vedry |
| Vocative | *vedri | *vedry | *vedra |
Definite declension of *vedrъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vedrъjь | *vedraja | *vedroje |
| Accusative | *vedrъjь | *vedrǫjǫ | *vedroje |
| Genitive | *vedrajego | *vedryję | *vedrajego |
| Locative | *vedrějemь | *vedrěji | *vedrějemь |
| Dative | *vedrujemu | *vedrěji | *vedrujemu |
| Instrumental | *vedryjimi | *vedrǫjǫ | *vedryjimi |
| Vocative | *vedrъjь | *vedraja | *vedroje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vedraja | *vedrěji | *vedrěji |
| Accusative | *vedraja | *vedrěji | *vedrěji |
| Genitive | *vedruju | *vedruju | *vedruju |
| Locative | *vedruju | *vedruju | *vedruju |
| Dative | *vedryjima | *vedryjima | *vedryjima |
| Instrumental | *vedryjima | *vedryjima | *vedryjima |
| Vocative | *vedraja | *vedrěji | *vedrěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vedriji | *vedryję | *vedraja |
| Accusative | *vedryję | *vedryję | *vedraja |
| Genitive | *vedrъjixъ | *vedrъjixъ | *vedrъjixъ |
| Locative | *vedryjixъ | *vedryjixъ | *vedryjixъ |
| Dative | *vedryjimъ | *vedryjimъ | *vedryjimъ |
| Instrumental | *vedryjimi | *vedryjimi | *vedryjimi |
| Vocative | *vedriji | *vedryję | *vedraja |
See also
- *veselъ, *bъdrъ
- *vixъrъ (“whirlwind”), *viti, *vitra (“rod, twig”)
Related terms
- (*wed- >) *voda (“water”), *vydra (“otter”), possibly *vědro (“bucket”)
- (*h₂weh₁- >) *větrъ (“wind”), *vějati (“to blow”)
Derived terms
- *vedro
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: вёдрый (vjódryj) (obsolete or dialectal)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Church Slavonic: ведръ (vedrŭ)
- Bulgarian: ве́дър (védǎr)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ве̏дар
- Latin: vȅdar
- Slovene: védǝr, vedrnica
- Old Church Slavonic:
Further reading
- Chernykh, P. (1993), “вёдро”, 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 137
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vitrum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 684
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*weþra- ~ *wedra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 583
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ведро”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vedrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513: “adj. o ‘clear’”