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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skъrbь

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

Alternative forms
  • *skъrbъ

Etymology

Deverbal from *skъrběti, *skъrbiti.

Noun

*skъrbь f

  1. grief, sorrow
    Synonyms: *gȍře, *pečalь

Inflection
Declension of *skъrbь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *skъrbь *skъrbi *skъrbi
genitive *skъrbi *skъrbьju, *skъrbľu* *skъrbьjь, *skъrbi*
dative *skъrbi *skъrbьma *skъrbьmъ
accusative *skъrbь *skъrbi *skъrbi
instrumental *skъrbьjǫ, *skъrbľǫ* *skъrbьma *skъrbьmi
locative *skъrbi *skъrbьju, *skъrbľu* *skъrbьxъ
vocative *skъrbi *skъrbi *skъrbi
* 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).

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: скърбь (skŭrbĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скорбе́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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