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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bergъ

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-

  • Inherited but with irregular reflex g<ǵʰ (insted of 'z')
  • Borrowed during prehistory from Germanic or Venetic-Illyrian language

Noun

*bȇrgъ m [1][2]

  1. hill
    Synonyms: *xъlmъ, *gora
  2. slope, cliff?
  3. bank, shore?, coast?
  4. edge
    Synonym: *krajь

Inflection

Though it is traditionally reconstructed as a hard o-stem, Pronk-Tiethoff suggests that *bergъ was probably a u-stem instead, noting its accentuation and its reflexes found in Russian, e.g. the “second locative” na beregú and the adjective formation beregovój.

Declension of *bȇrgъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bȇrgъ *bȇrga *bȇrdzi
Accusative *bȇrgъ *bȇrga *bȇrgy
Genitive *bȇrga *bergù *bẽrgъ
Locative *bȇrdzě *bergù *berdzě̃xъ
Dative *bȇrgu *bergomà *bergòmъ
Instrumental *bȇrgъmь, *bȇrgomь* *bergomà *bergý
Vocative *berže *bȇrga *bȇrdzi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Declension of *bȇrgъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bȇrgъ *bȇrgy *bȇrgove
Accusative *bȇrgъ *bȇrgy *bȇrgy
Genitive *bȇrgu *bergovù *bergòvъ
Locative *bergú *bergovù *bȇrgъxъ
Dative *bȇrgovi *bergъmà *bȇrgъmъ
Instrumental *bȇrgъmь *bergъmà *bergъmì
Vocative *bergu *bȇrgy *bȇrgove

See also

Derived terms
  • *bergatъ
  • *bergovitъ
  • *bergovъ
  • *bergulja / *bergulica (“coastal swallow”)
  • *bergyni (“coastal fairy, mermaid”)

Descendants
  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bȇrgъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37: “m. o (c) ‘bank’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “bergъ -a”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “d (OSA 139f.; PR 137)”
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