Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gorgorъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 reduplication of onomatopoeic base *gor-gor.

Possibly akin to Ancient Greek γοργός (gorgós, “grim”), Old Armenian կարծր (karcr, “hard”).

Noun

*gorgorъ m

  1. coarse, rugged one (both for noise and material)

Declension

Declension of *gorgorъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *gorgorъ *gorgora *gorgori
genitive *gorgora *gorgoru *gorgorъ
dative *gorgoru *gorgoroma *gorgoromъ
accusative *gorgorъ *gorgora *gorgory
instrumental *gorgorъmь, *gorgoromь* *gorgoroma *gorgory
locative *gorgorě *gorgoru *gorgorěxъ
vocative *gorgore *gorgora *gorgori

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: гра́гор (grágor) (obsolete)
    • Macedonian: грагор (gragor)

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gorgorъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 43
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