Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kosturъ

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 *kȍstь (bone) +‎ *-urъ.

Noun

*kosturъ m[1][2]

  1. (originally) bone tool
  2. (North Slavic) walking stick, cane, staff
  3. (South Slavic, anatomy) skeleton (system that provides support to an organism)

Inflection

Declension of *kosturъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kosturъ *kostura *kosturi
genitive *kostura *kosturu *kosturъ
dative *kosturu *kosturoma *kosturomъ
accusative *kosturъ *kostura *kostury
instrumental *kosturъmь, *kosturomь* *kosturoma *kostury
locative *kosturě *kosturu *kosturěxъ
vocative *kosture *kostura *kosturi

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

Derived terms

nouns
  • *kostura
nouns
  • *kosterъ
  • *kostьrъ
  • *kostra
  • *kostreva
  • *kostrica
  • *kostrika
  • *kostriva
  • *kostřava
  • *kostъka
  • *kȍstь
adjectives

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: костуръ (kostur)
    • Russian: ко́стур (kóstur), ко́стурь (kósturʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Jakubowicz, Mariola, editor (2024), “kosturъ 1.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 10 (-ka – kožuchъ), Warszawa: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 270
  2. ^ Jakubowicz, Mariola, editor (2024), “kosturъ 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 10 (-ka – kožuchъ), Warszawa: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 271

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kosturъ/*kostura”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 175
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ко́стур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “kostur”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 252
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “kostur”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), volume 801, page 1
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “kostur”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes II: K—Kot, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 534
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ко́стур”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “Ко́стур”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ко̀стур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 666