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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grotъ
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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
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-. Akin to German Grat (“ridge, edge”), Gräte (“fishbone”) and Old High German grāt.
Inflection
Declension of *grotъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *grotъ | *grota | *groti |
| Accusative | *grotъ | *grota | *groty |
| Genitive | *grota | *grotu | *grotъ |
| Locative | *grotě | *grotu | *grotěxъ |
| Dative | *grotu | *grotoma | *grotomъ |
| Instrumental | *grotъmь, *grotomь* | *grotoma | *groty |
| Vocative | *grote | *grota | *groti |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “грот”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grotъ I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 140
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