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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ōpur

This Proto-Turkic 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-Turkic

Etymology

From *ōp- (“to gulp down, to swallow”).

Noun

*ōpur

  1. witch, werewolf, vampire
  2. glutton
  3. sorcerer
  4. evil spirit

Declension
Declension of *ōpur
Singular 3)
Nominative *ōpur
Accusative *ōpurnu, *ōpurnug 1)
Genitive *ōpurnuŋ
Dative *ōpurka
Locative *ōpurta
Ablative *ōpurtan
Instrumental 2) *ōpurun
Equative 2) *ōpurča
1) Found in early Proto-Turkic.
2) The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.

Adjective

*ōpur

  1. evil, deceptive

Descendants
  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: вупӑр (vup̬ăr), вӑпӑр (văp̬ăr)
    • →? Proto-Slavic: *ǫpyrь (see there for further descendants)
  • Common Turkic: *obur:
  • Oghuz:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
      • Bashkir: убыр (ubır)
      • Tatar: убыр (ubır)
    • West Kipchak:
      • Karachay-Balkar: обур (obur)
      • Kumyk: обор (obor)
    • South Kipchak:
      • Kazakh: обыр (obyr)
      • East Kipchak:
        • Kyrgyz: обур (obur)
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