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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajь

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
  • ESSJa: from *krojiti (“to cut”), with lengthening of the root vowel (Pre-Slavic *krāˀjis and *krajīˀtei, respectively). Compare *tvarь f : *tvoriti, *gajь m : *gojiti.
  • Derksen: from Proto-Indo-European *kroh₁(y)-, full-grade of the root *kreh₁(y)- (“to sieve, separate”)

Noun

*kràjь m [1][2]

  1. edge, end

Declension
Declension of *kràjь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm a)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *kràjь *kràja *kràji
Accusative *kràjь *kràja *kràję̇
Genitive *kràja *kràju *kràjь
Locative *kràji *kràju *kràjīxъ
Dative *kràju *kràjema *kràjēmъ
Instrumental *kràjьmь, *kràjemь* *kràjema *kràjī
Vocative *kràju *kràja *kràji
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *krajanъ
  • *krajikъ
  • *krajina
  • *krajišče
  • *krajьcь
  • *krajьkъ
  • *krajьna
  • *krajьnъ
  • *krida (“sieve”)
  • *krajati, *krojiti (“to cut”)

Descendants

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kràjь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 244: “m. jo (a) ‘edge’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “krajь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 131; RPT 99, 101)”
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