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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. See also Proto-Germanic *baraz (“barley”).

Noun

*bъrъ m

  1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

Inflection
Declension of *bъrъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bъrъ *bъra *bъri
genitive *bъra *bъru *bъrъ
dative *bъru *bъroma *bъromъ
accusative *bъrъ *bъra *bъry
instrumental *bъrъmь, *bъromь* *bъroma *bъry
locative *bъrě *bъru *bъrěxъ
vocative *bъre *bъra *bъri
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: боръ (borŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: бъръ (bŭrŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⱏⱃⱏ (bŭrŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ба̑р
      Latin script: bȃr
    • Slovene: bȃr, dialectally ber and bȋr
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:
    • ⇒ Hungarian: + köles = borköles, + mohar = bormohar

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъrъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 134
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