Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kremľь

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, *krem- +‎ *-jь, related to *kroma (“edge, boundary”).

Verb

*kremľь m[1][2]

  1. citadel, fort

Declension

Declension of *krèmľь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *krèmľь *kremľà *kremľì
genitive *kremľà *kremľù *krèmľь
dative *kremľù *kremľèma *krèmľemъ
accusative *krèmľь *kremľà *kremľę̇̀
instrumental *kremľь̀mь, *kremľèmь* *kremľèma *krèmľi
locative *kremľì *kremľù *krèmľixъ
vocative *kremľu *kremľà *kremľì

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: кремль (kremlĭ)

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “?kremljь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (PR 134)”
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kremjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 117

Further reading

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