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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skorda
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *skord-, from Proto-Indo-European *skordʰ-eh₂. Cognate with Latvian skā̀rdît (“to pound, crush”), Lithuanian skardýti (“to dig up, crush”), Old Prussian scurdis (“dibstone, mattock”).
Declension
Declension of *skorda (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *skorda | *skordě | *skordy |
| Accusative | *skordǫ | *skordě | *skordy |
| Genitive | *skordy | *skordu | *skordъ |
| Locative | *skordě | *skordu | *skordasъ, *skordaxъ* |
| Dative | *skordě | *skordama | *skordamъ |
| Instrumental | *skordojǫ, *skordǫ** | *skordama | *skordami |
| Vocative | *skordo | *skordě | *skordy |
* -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).
** 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: скорода́ (skorodá) (dialectal)
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*skorda”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “скорода́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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