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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brědъ

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

Closely related to Lithuanian brę́sti, Latvian briêst, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brénˀstei (“to ripen, mature”).

Noun

*brědъ m[1]

  1. fruit
    Synonyms: *plodъ, *ovoťe
  2. shoot

Declension
Declension of *brědъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *brědъ *brěda *brědi
genitive *brěda *brědu *brědъ
dative *brědu *brědoma *brědomъ
accusative *brědъ *brěda *brědy
instrumental *brědъmь, *brědomь* *brědoma *brědy
locative *brědě *brědu *brěděxъ
vocative *brěde *brěda *brědi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
nouns

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒? Ukrainian: бреди́на (bredýna, “willow”)
    • Russian: бред (bred, “leaves and twigs as food for cattle”) (dialectal; collective)
      • ⇒? Russian: бреди́на (bredína, “willow”) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      ⇒ Latin script: nàbrenditi (“to swell, tumefy”) (dialectal)
      ⇒ Cyrillic script: на̀брендити (“to swell, tumefy”) (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Slovene: brẹ́nkelj, bránkelj (“flower of walnut, chestnut”) (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: brzôd
    • Slovincian: brzod

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “brědъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 374

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*abrędъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 49
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бред”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бредина”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Zhanna Varbot (2000) “Индоевропейские и праславянские архаизмы в славянских нерегулярных преобразованиях”, in Studia etymologica Brunensia (in Russian), volume 1, Prague, pages 45-50
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