Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/greby
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From *greti + *-y. For the suffix compare Latin pecten (< pectō).
Noun edit
*greby m[1]
Inflection edit
Declension of *greby (n-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *greby | *grebeni | *grebene |
| genitive | *grebene | *grebenu | *grebenъ |
| dative | *grebeni | *grebenьma | *grebenьmъ |
| accusative | *grebenь | *grebeni | *grebeni |
| instrumental | *grebenьmь | *grebenьma | *grebenьmi |
| locative | *grebene | *grebenu | *grebenьxъ |
| vocative | *greby | *grebeni | *grebene |
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гребень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*grebenь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 186: “m. jo ‘comb’”