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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьgra
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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
From Early Proto-Slavic *ígrā˙,[1] from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ígrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ig-réh₂, from *h₂eyg- (“to stir, set in motion”). Cognate with Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís).
Inflection
Declension of *jьgrà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *jьgrà | *jь̀grě | *jьgrỳ |
| genitive | *jьgrỳ | *jьgrù | *jь̀grъ |
| dative | *jьgrě̀ | *jьgràma | *jьgràmъ |
| accusative | *jьgrǫ̀ | *jь̀grě | *jьgrỳ |
| instrumental | *jьgròjǫ, *jь̀grǫ** | *jьgràma | *jьgràmī |
| locative | *jьgrě̀ | *jьgrù | *jьgràsъ, *jьgràxъ* |
| vocative | *jьgro | *jь̀grě | *jьgrỳ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Alternative forms
- *jьgrь
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “игра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*jьgra”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 208
References
- Klotz, Emanuel (2017) Urslawisches Wörterbuch [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 67
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*jьgra; *jьgrь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 209: “f. ā; m. o (b) ‘play, game’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001) “jьgra jьgry”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b spil (PR 135)”
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