Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vedrъ

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

Uncertain:

• From Proto-Indo-European *wed-ro-, from *wed- (“water”). Morphologically *ved- +‎ *-rъ. Cognate with Latin vitrum n (“glass”).
• From Proto-Indo-European *wedʰro- or *h₂wh₁edʰro- (< *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”)). Possibly cognate with Proto-Germanic *wedrą n (“weather”) (or from *h₂wh₁etro- or *wétrom). Compare *vě̀trъ (“wind, air”).

Adjective

*vedrъ

1. fair, clear (of weather)

   Synonyms: *ěsnъ, *bystrъ

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *vedrъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vedrъ	*vedra	*vedro
genitive	*vedra	*vedry	*vedra
dative	*vedru	*vedrě	*vedru
accusative	*vedrъ	*vedrǫ	*vedro
instrumental	*vedromь	*vedrojǫ	*vedromь
locative	*vedrě	*vedrě	*vedrě
vocative	*vedre	*vedro	*vedro
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vedra	*vedrě	*vedrě
genitive	*vedru	*vedru	*vedru
dative	*vedroma	*vedrama	*vedroma
accusative	*vedra	*vedrě	*vedrě
instrumental	*vedroma	*vedrama	*vedroma
locative	*vedru	*vedru	*vedru
vocative	*vedra	*vedrě	*vedrě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vedri	*vedry	*vedra
genitive	*vedrъ	*vedrъ	*vedrъ
dative	*vedromъ	*vedramъ	*vedromъ
accusative	*vedry	*vedry	*vedra
instrumental	*vedry	*vedrami	*vedry
locative	*vedrěxъ	*vedraxъ	*vedrěxъ
vocative	*vedri	*vedry	*vedra

Definite declension of *vedrъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vedrъjь	*vedraja	*vedroje
genitive	*vedrajego	*vedryję̇	*vedrajego
dative	*vedrujemu	*vedrěji	*vedrujemu
accusative	*vedrъjь	*vedrǫjǫ	*vedroje
instrumental	*vedryjimь	*vedrǫjǫ	*vedryjimь
locative	*vedrějemь	*vedrěji	*vedrějemь
vocative	*vedrъjь	*vedraja	*vedroje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vedraja	*vedrěji	*vedrěji
genitive	*vedruju	*vedruju	*vedruju
dative	*vedryjima	*vedryjima	*vedryjima
accusative	*vedraja	*vedrěji	*vedrěji
instrumental	*vedryjima	*vedryjima	*vedryjima
locative	*vedruju	*vedruju	*vedruju
vocative	*vedraja	*vedrěji	*vedrěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vedriji	*vedryję̇	*vedraja
genitive	*vedrъjixъ	*vedrъjixъ	*vedrъjixъ
dative	*vedryjimъ	*vedryjimъ	*vedryjimъ
accusative	*vedryję̇	*vedryję̇	*vedraja
instrumental	*vedryjimi	*vedryjimi	*vedryjimi
locative	*vedryjixъ	*vedryjixъ	*vedryjixъ
vocative	*vedriji	*vedryję̇	*vedraja

See also

• *veselъ, *bъdrъ
• *vixъrъ (“whirlwind”), *viti, *vitra (“rod, twig”)

Related terms

• (*wed- >) *voda (“water”), *vydra (“otter”), possibly *vědro (“bucket”)
• (*h₂weh₁- >) *větrъ (“wind”), *vějati (“to blow”)

Derived terms

• *vedro

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: вёдрый (vjódryj) (obsolete or dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    • Church Slavonic: ведръ (vedrŭ)
  • Bulgarian: ве́дър (védǎr)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ве̏дар

    Latin script: vȅdar

  • Slovene: védǝr, vedrnica

Further reading

• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “вёдро”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 137
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vitrum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 684
• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*weþra- ~ *wedra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 583
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ведро”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress