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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/otrǫba

 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

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Etymology

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Deverbial from *otrǫbati (< *ot- + *rǫbati), *otrǫbiti (< *ot- + *rǫbiti) +‎ *-a, originally referring to “something pared”.

Noun

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*ȍtrǫba f[1]

  1. (usually in the plural) bran (outer layers of cereal grain)

Alternative forms

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Declension

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Declension of *otrǫba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *otrǫba *otrǫbě *otrǫby
genitive *otrǫby *otrǫbu *otrǫbъ
dative *otrǫbě *otrǫbama *otrǫbamъ
accusative *otrǫbǫ *otrǫbě *otrǫby
instrumental *otrǫbojǫ, *otrǫbǫ** *otrǫbama *otrǫbami
locative *otrǫbě *otrǫbu *otrǫbasъ, *otrǫbaxъ*
vocative *otrǫbo *otrǫbě *otrǫby
* -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).
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Descendants

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Further reading

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References

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