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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zamъkъ
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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 *za- (“for”) + *mъkъ, action noun of Proto-Slavic *zamъknǫti (“to pull up, to drag”).
In most modern languages, the descendant of this lemma conveys the meaning castle, which is a late calque of German Schloss, itself a calque of Latin clūsa.
Alternative forms
- *zamъka f
Declension
Declension of *zamъkъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zamъkъ | *zamъka | *zamъci |
| Accusative | *zamъkъ | *zamъka | *zamъky |
| Genitive | *zamъka | *zamъku | *zamъkъ |
| Locative | *zamъcě | *zamъku | *zamъcěxъ |
| Dative | *zamъku | *zamъkoma | *zamъkomъ |
| Instrumental | *zamъkъmь, *zamъkomь* | *zamъkoma | *zamъky |
| Vocative | *zamъče | *zamъka | *zamъci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *primъka (“snare, loop”)
- *promъka (“thread”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “замок”, 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 (1971), “замек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 597
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “замък¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 599
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