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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dura
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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
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Declension
Declension of *dura (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dura | *durě | *dury |
| Accusative | *durǫ | *durě | *dury |
| Genitive | *dury | *duru | *durъ |
| Locative | *durě | *duru | *durasъ, *duraxъ* |
| Dative | *durě | *durama | *duramъ |
| Instrumental | *durojǫ, *durǫ** | *durama | *durami |
| Vocative | *duro | *durě | *dury |
* -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
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dura”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 126: “f. ā ‘hole’”
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