Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tragъ

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 Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (to run, walk). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, to run) and Proto-Celtic *tregess (foot).[1]

Noun

*tragъ m

  1. trail, trace

Inflection

Declension of *tragъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tragъ *traga *tradzi
genitive *traga *tragu *tragъ
dative *tragu *tragoma *tragomъ
accusative *tragъ *traga *tragy
instrumental *tragъmь, *tragomь* *tragoma *tragy
locative *tradzě *tragu *tradzěxъ
vocative *traže *traga *tradzi

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

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: тра́га f (trága) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: трага f (traga)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: тра̑г
      Latin script: trȃg

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389

Further reading

  • Proto-Slavic/tragъ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025