Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kręžь

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

By surface analysis, *kręgъ +‎ *-jь, related to *krǫgъ.

Noun

*kręžь m[1]

  1. (per Vasmer; originally) something curved; round beam

Declension

Declension of *kręžь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kręžь *kręža *kręži
genitive *kręža *kręžu *kręžь
dative *kręžu *kręžema *kręžemъ
accusative *kręžь *kręža *kręžę̇
instrumental *kręžьmь, *kręžemь* *kręžema *kręži
locative *kręži *kręžu *kręžixъ
vocative *kręžu *kręža *kręži

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: краж (kraž)
    • Russian: кряж (krjaž)
    • Ukrainian: кряж (krjaž)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: креж (krež) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Slovak: kráž

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kręžь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 148

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “кряж”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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