Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/strьmъ

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 edit

Etymology edit

Superceded the earlier i-stem *strьmь +‎ *-ъ (still attested as an indeclinable form in OCS). Attested with o-vocalism in Polish stromy and Belarusian стро́мы (strómy).

Besides the adjective, Russian also has an abstract noun стрём (strjom, fear, anxiety), ultimately of the same origin.

Adjective edit

*strь̃mъ[1]

  1. Alternative form of *strьmь (steep)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “strm”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *strьmъ̏

Further reading edit

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