Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obrъtь

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 *ob- +‎ *rъtь, of disputed origin. Morphologically seems cognate with Proto-Slavic *rъtъ (“mouth, beak; hillock”) from Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-. Compare also dialectal Russian о́бороть (óborotʹ, “strap, bridle”), either from an earlier Proto-Slavic *obvortь (from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”)) or a rebracketing of the phrase Proto-Slavic *obъ rъtь (“around the mouth”).

Noun

*obrъtь f

bridle
Synonym: *uzda

Alternative forms

*obrytь, *obrutь (full-grade)
*obrъtъ m
*obrъta f

Declension

Declension of *obrъtь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*obrъtь	*obrъti	*obrъti
genitive	*obrъti	obrъtьju, obrъťu^*	obrъtьjь, obrъti^*
dative	*obrъti	*obrъtьma	*obrъtьmъ
accusative	*obrъtь	*obrъti	*obrъti
instrumental	obrъtьjǫ, obrъťǫ^*	*obrъtьma	*obrъtьmi
locative	*obrъti	obrъtьju, obrъťu^*	*obrъtьxъ
vocative	*obrъti	*obrъti	*obrъti

^* 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).

Derived terms

*obrъtъka (diminutive)
*obrъtati, *obrъtiti (“to bridle, curb”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: обръть (obrŭtĭ) (in later times: оброть (obrotĭ))
- Belarusian: обро́ць (obrócʹ), абро́ць (abrócʹ); абро́т m (abrót)
- Russian: о́броть (óbrotʹ), обро́ть (obrótʹ); обруть (obrutʹ), оброт m (obrot) (dialectal)
  - ⇒ Russian: обро́тка (obrótka), оброток (obrotok) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: обро́ть (obrótʹ); обро́т m (obrót)
West Slavic:
- Czech: oprať
- Polish: obryć (dialectal)
- ⇒ Polish: obretka (dialectal)