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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zořa
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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
Alternative forms
- *zařà, *zorà
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerh₁-. Akin to Lithuanian žarijà, žėrė́ti and Old Prussian sari.
Inflection
Declension of *zořa (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zořa | *zoři | *zořę̇ |
| genitive | *zořę̇ | *zořu | *zořь |
| dative | *zoři | *zořama | *zořamъ |
| accusative | *zořǫ | *zoři | *zořę̇ |
| instrumental | *zořejǫ, *zořǫ** | *zořama | *zořami |
| locative | *zoři | *zořu | *zořasъ, *zořaxъ* |
| vocative | *zoře | *zoři | *zořę̇ |
* -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).
Derived terms
noun
- *zorьnica
verb
- *zazoriti
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “заря́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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