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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdrъ

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

*mondros, from *mon-dʰh₁-ro- (Derksen)

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mañdras, mandrùs (cheerful, lively), Latvian muôdrs, muôžs (cheerful, lively, alert, vigorous).

Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *mundraz (awake; alert; eager), Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (mązdra-).

Сf. Sanskrit मेधा (medhā, mental power, wisdom, intelligence), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā) (< *mns- dʰeh₁-).

Adjective

*mǫ̃drъ [1][2]

  1. wise

Inflection

Accent paradigm b.

See also

Derived terms

  • Adjectives:
    • *mǫdrьnъ
    • *mǫdrastъ
  • Verbs:
    • *mǫdrěti
    • *mǫdriti
    • *mǫdrovati
      • *mǫdrovanьje
  • Nouns (abstract):
    • *mǫdrina
    • *mǫdrostь
    • *mǫdrota
    • *mǫdrьstvo
  • Nouns (carrier):
    • *mǫdronja / *mǫdronь
    • *mǫdroxъ / *mǫdroxa
    • *mǫdrakъ
    • *mǫdrikъ / *mǫdrika
    • *mǫdrъkъ
    • *mǫdrьcь

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mǫ́drъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329: “adj. o (b) ‘wise’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), mǫdrъ mǫdra mǫdro”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 21, 108, 110f., 146, 199; PR 136)”
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