Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obrъtь

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

From *ob- +‎ *rъtь, of disputed origin. Morphologically seems cognate with Proto-Slavic *rъtъ (“mouth, beak; hillock”) from Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-. Compare also dialectal Russian о́бороть (óborotʹ, “strap, bridle”), either from an earlier Proto-Slavic *obvortь (from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”)) or a rebracketing of the phrase Proto-Slavic *obъ rъtь (“around the mouth”).

Noun

*obrъtь f

1. bridle

   Synonym: *uzda

Alternative forms

• *obrytь, *obrutь (full-grade)
• *obrъtъ m
• *obrъta f

Declension

Declension of *obrъtь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*obrъtь	*obrъti	*obrъti
genitive	*obrъti	*obrъtьju, *obrъťu*	*obrъtьjь, *obrъti*
dative	*obrъti	*obrъtьma	*obrъtьmъ
accusative	*obrъtь	*obrъti	*obrъti
instrumental	*obrъtьjǫ, *obrъťǫ*	*obrъtьma	*obrъtьmi
locative	*obrъti	*obrъtьju, *obrъťu*	*obrъtьxъ
vocative	*obrъti	*obrъti	*obrъti

^* 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).

See also

• *rъtъ (“wedge, beak, hillock”)
• *rьtь (“curve, bend”)

Derived terms

• *obrъtъka (diminutive)
• *obrъtati, *obrъtiti (“to bridle, curb”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: обръть (obrŭtĭ) (in later times: оброть (obrotĭ))
  • Belarusian: обро́ць (obrócʹ), абро́ць (abrócʹ); абро́т m (abrót)
  • Russian: о́броть (óbrotʹ), обро́ть (obrótʹ); обруть (obrutʹ), оброт m (obrot) (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Russian: обро́тка (obrótka), оброток (obrotok) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: обро́ть (obrótʹ); обро́т m (obrót)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: oprať
  • Polish: obryć (dialectal)
  • ⇒ Polish: obretka (dialectal)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “оброть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obrъtь/*obrъta(?)/*obrъtъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 131
• оброть in Горох.ua (етимологія)