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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/koprъ
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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
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kwep- ~ *kʷap- (“to boil, to steam”) + *-rъ, cognate with Ancient Greek κύπειρον (kúpeiron), κύπερος (kúperos, “galingale”). Related to possibly Latin vapor.
The meaning of the Slavic term is likely aromatic one, attested also in Lithuanian kvapas (“aroma, odor”).
Alternative forms
- *kropъ
- *koprikъ
Declension
Declension of *koprъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *koprъ | *kopra | *kopri |
| Accusative | *koprъ | *kopra | *kopry |
| Genitive | *kopra | *kopru | *koprъ |
| Locative | *koprě | *kopru | *koprěxъ |
| Dative | *kopru | *koproma | *kopromъ |
| Instrumental | *koprъmь, *kopromь* | *koproma | *kopry |
| Vocative | *kopre | *kopra | *kopri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *kopriva (“stinging nettle”)
- *koprina (“silk”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*koprъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 26
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “копёр”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “копър”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 624
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*koprъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 233: “m. o ‘dill’”
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