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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xrьbьtъ

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

Equivalent to the 0-grade of *xribъ (“hill”) +‎ *-ьtъ, likely from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scrape, to tear”). Akin to Lithuanian skriẽbti (“to rub, to scrub”), Proto-Germanic *hrībaną (“to scratch”), Proto-Italic *skreiβō (“to scribe”).

ESSJa draws comparison with Proto-Slavic *skrebti (“to scrape”) (from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-), suggesting that *xrьbьtъ and its cognates represent expressive enlargement ("экспрессивное преобразование" in Trubachyev's own words) of the former root.

Noun

*xrьbьtъ m[1]

  1. back, spine
    Synonym: *gъrbъ
  2. ridge
    Synonyms: *xridъ, *bьrdo

Alternative forms
  • *xribьtъ
  • dial. *xribьcь

Declension
Declension of *xrьbь̀tъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *xrьbь̀tъ *xrьbьtà *xrьbьtì
genitive *xrьbьtà *xrьbьtù *xrьbь̀tъ
dative *xrьbьtù *xrьbьtòma *xrьbьtòmъ
accusative *xrьbь̀tъ *xrьbьtà *xrьbьtỳ
instrumental *xrьbьtъ̀mь, *xrьbьtòmь* *xrьbьtòma *xrьbь̀ty
locative *xrьbьtě̀ *xrьbьtù *xrьbь̀těxъ
vocative *xrьbьte *xrьbьtà *xrьbьtì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: хрыбе́т (xrybjét)
    • Russian: хребе́т (xrebét)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: хырбет (xŷrbet)
    • Ukrainian: хребе́т (xrebét)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “xrьbьtъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b ryg, rygrad (PR 134)”

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хребе́т”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xribьtъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 96
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xrьbьtъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 107
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