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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modrъ

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

From Proto-Indo-European *modʰros (blue) (compare Hittite *𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀸 (antaraš, blue), accusative 𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀭 (antaran)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (to be wet, to drip, grease).

Adjective

*mòdrъ [1][2][3]

  1. blue

Declension

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *květi (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ      *čьrnъ
(of animals) *vornъ
             *čьrvenъ, *rudъ              *granivъ; *smědъ, *snědъ, *rudъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *modrъ, *siňь
                          *bagrъ             

Derived terms

  • *modračь
  • *modrakъ
  • *modranъ
  • *modrasъ
  • *modrastъ
  • *modravъ
  • *modrenьcь / *modrenica
  • *modrěti
  • *modrica
  • *modrika / *modrikъ
  • *modrina / *modrinja
  • *modriti
    • *modridlo
  • *modrizna
  • *modrodervъ
  • *modrookъ
  • *modrostь
  • *modrьcь

Descendants

  • East Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*modrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320: “adj. o ‘blue’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), modrъ modra modro”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 108, 111)”
  3. Snoj, Marko (2016), mọ́der”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*modrъ̏”
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