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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trudьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *trudъ (endevour, work) + *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*trudьnъ

  1. difficult, laborious

Usage notes

In South Slavic, the word developed an additional meaning pregnant, probably a calque of Ottoman Turkish یوکلو (literally: burdened, loadedpregnant).

Inflection

Descendants

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