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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bordy

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardō.[1] Alternatively perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHdʰ-[2], from *bʰerH- (“to strike, pierce; to work with sharp tools”) +‎ *-dʰh₁eti.

Noun

*bordy f

  1. axe
  2. adze
    Synonym: *tesla

Declension
Declension of *bordy (v-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bordy *bordъvi *bordъvi
Accusative *bordъvь *bordъvi *bordъvi
Genitive *bordъve *bordъvu *bordъvъ
Locative *bordъve *bordъvu *bordъvьxъ, *bordъvaxъ*
Dative *bordъvi *bordъvьma, *bordъvama* *bordъvьmъ, *bordъvamъ*
Instrumental *bordъvьjǫ, *bordъvľǫ** *bordъvьma, *bordъvama* *bordъvьmi, *bordъvami*
Vocative *bordy *bordъvi *bordъvi
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants
  • South Slavic:

References
  1. Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bordy”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 02, Moscow: Nauka, page 201
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*ƀurđan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
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