Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrvenъ

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

Passive participle of *čьrviti (to dye red), from *čьrvь (worm), certain worms being used to manufacture red dye.[1]

Adjective

*čьrvenъ[1]

  1. red

Declension

Indefinite declension of *čьrvenъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьrvenъ *čьrvena *čьrveno
genitive *čьrvena *čьrveny *čьrvena
dative *čьrvenu *čьrveně *čьrvenu
accusative *čьrvenъ *čьrvenǫ *čьrveno
instrumental *čьrvenomь *čьrvenojǫ *čьrvenomь
locative *čьrveně *čьrveně *čьrveně
vocative *čьrvene *čьrveno *čьrveno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьrvena *čьrveně *čьrveně
genitive *čьrvenu *čьrvenu *čьrvenu
dative *čьrvenoma *čьrvenama *čьrvenoma
accusative *čьrvena *čьrveně *čьrveně
instrumental *čьrvenoma *čьrvenama *čьrvenoma
locative *čьrvenu *čьrvenu *čьrvenu
vocative *čьrvena *čьrveně *čьrveně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьrveni *čьrveny *čьrvena
genitive *čьrvenъ *čьrvenъ *čьrvenъ
dative *čьrvenomъ *čьrvenamъ *čьrvenomъ
accusative *čьrveny *čьrveny *čьrvena
instrumental *čьrveny *čьrvenami *čьrveny
locative *čьrveněxъ *čьrvenaxъ *čьrveněxъ
vocative *čьrveni *čьrveny *čьrvena
Definite declension of *čьrvenъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьrvenъjь *čьrvenaja *čьrvenoje
genitive *čьrvenajego *čьrvenyję̇ *čьrvenajego
dative *čьrvenujemu *čьrveněji *čьrvenujemu
accusative *čьrvenъjь *čьrvenǫjǫ *čьrvenoje
instrumental *čьrvenyjimь *čьrvenǫjǫ *čьrvenyjimь
locative *čьrvenějemь *čьrveněji *čьrvenějemь
vocative *čьrvenъjь *čьrvenaja *čьrvenoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьrvenaja *čьrveněji *čьrveněji
genitive *čьrvenuju *čьrvenuju *čьrvenuju
dative *čьrvenyjima *čьrvenyjima *čьrvenyjima
accusative *čьrvenaja *čьrveněji *čьrveněji
instrumental *čьrvenyjima *čьrvenyjima *čьrvenyjima
locative *čьrvenuju *čьrvenuju *čьrvenuju
vocative *čьrvenaja *čьrveněji *čьrveněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čьrveniji *čьrvenyję̇ *čьrvenaja
genitive *čьrvenъjixъ *čьrvenъjixъ *čьrvenъjixъ
dative *čьrvenyjimъ *čьrvenyjimъ *čьrvenyjimъ
accusative *čьrvenyję̇ *čьrvenyję̇ *čьrvenaja
instrumental *čьrvenyjimi *čьrvenyjimi *čьrvenyjimi
locative *čьrvenyjixъ *čьrvenyjixъ *čьrvenyjixъ
vocative *čьrveniji *čьrvenyję̇ *čьrvenaja

Alternative forms

  • *čьrvľenъ

Derived terms

  • *čьrveněti, *čьrvľeněti
  • *čьrvenica, *čьrvľenica
  • *čьrveniti, *čьrvľeniti
  • *čьrvenь, *čьrvľenь

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьrv(j)enъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 168

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čьrvjenъ; *čьrvenъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93:adj. o ‘red’