Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čǫbьrъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Presumably to be connected to Ancient Greek θύμβρον (thúmbron), θύμβρα (thúmbra, “savory”), as also Romanian cimbru, Hungarian csombord.
Alternative reconstructions
Reconstruction notes
South Slavic consistently reflects ǫ, Polish had merged the two nasals, East Slavic suggests ę, however East Slavic can be distrusted for vowel reduction. The Greek connection suggests the former; Romanian again the latter.
The variation of the nasal might have been real and might reflect the beginning merger of Greek /y/ with /i/, or dissemination by various Dark Age languages, the term first spreading south of the Carpathians, and under different conditions beyond.
Noun
*čǫbьrъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čǫbьrъ | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьri |
| genitive | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьru | *čǫbьrъ |
| dative | *čǫbьru | *čǫbьroma | *čǫbьromъ |
| accusative | *čǫbьrъ | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьry |
| instrumental | *čǫbьrъmь, *čǫbьromь* | *čǫbьroma | *čǫbьry |
| locative | *čǫbьrě | *čǫbьru | *čǫbьrěxъ |
| vocative | *čǫbьre | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чабе́р”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress