Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьrava
Proto-Slavic edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
- *borva (БЕР)
Etymology edit
From *bьrati (“to take, to collect”) + *-va or *bor- (“assembly”) + *-va. The exact etymology is unknown since the etymon is attested relatively lately and only in South Slavic. The Balkan Turkish loanword perava nonetheless points towards *bьrava.
Noun edit
*bьrava f
Inflection edit
Declension of *bьrava (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *bьrava | *bьravě | *bьravy |
genitive | *bьravy | *bьravu | *bьravъ |
dative | *bьravě | *bьravama | *bьravamъ |
accusative | *bьravǫ | *bьravě | *bьravy |
instrumental | *bьravojǫ, *bьravǫ** | *bьravama | *bьravami |
locative | *bьravě | *bьravu | *bьravasъ, *bьravaxъ* |
vocative | *bьravo | *bьravě | *bьravy |
* -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 edit
- *bьravarjь (“locksmith”)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брава”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 71