Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagrъ

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- +‎ *-rъ, compare *bagati (to ignite fire), probably orignally reffering to color of fire.

Karl Heinrich Menges proposed borrowing from some Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bakïr (copper).

Adjective

*bagrъ[1]

  1. (East and South Slavic) purple (colour between red and blue)
    bagrъ:  
Declension
Indefinite declension of *bagrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bagrъ *bagra *bagro
genitive *bagra *bagry *bagra
dative *bagru *bagrě *bagru
accusative *bagrъ *bagrǫ *bagro
instrumental *bagromь *bagrojǫ *bagromь
locative *bagrě *bagrě *bagrě
vocative *bagre *bagro *bagro
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bagra *bagrě *bagrě
genitive *bagru *bagru *bagru
dative *bagroma *bagrama *bagroma
accusative *bagra *bagrě *bagrě
instrumental *bagroma *bagrama *bagroma
locative *bagru *bagru *bagru
vocative *bagra *bagrě *bagrě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bagri *bagry *bagra
genitive *bagrъ *bagrъ *bagrъ
dative *bagromъ *bagramъ *bagromъ
accusative *bagry *bagry *bagra
instrumental *bagry *bagrami *bagry
locative *bagrěxъ *bagraxъ *bagrěxъ
vocative *bagri *bagry *bagra
Definite declension of *bagrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bagrъjь *bagraja *bagroje
genitive *bagrajego *bagryję̇ *bagrajego
dative *bagrujemu *bagrěji *bagrujemu
accusative *bagrъjь *bagrǫjǫ *bagroje
instrumental *bagryjimь *bagrǫjǫ *bagryjimь
locative *bagrějemь *bagrěji *bagrějemь
vocative *bagrъjь *bagraja *bagroje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bagraja *bagrěji *bagrěji
genitive *bagruju *bagruju *bagruju
dative *bagryjima *bagryjima *bagryjima
accusative *bagraja *bagrěji *bagrěji
instrumental *bagryjima *bagryjima *bagryjima
locative *bagruju *bagruju *bagruju
vocative *bagraja *bagrěji *bagrěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bagriji *bagryję̇ *bagraja
genitive *bagrъjixъ *bagrъjixъ *bagrъjixъ
dative *bagryjimъ *bagryjimъ *bagryjimъ
accusative *bagryję̇ *bagryję̇ *bagraja
instrumental *bagryjimi *bagryjimi *bagryjimi
locative *bagryjixъ *bagryjixъ *bagryjixъ
vocative *bagriji *bagryję̇ *bagraja
Derived terms
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: багри́й (bahrýj) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:

Etymology 2

Nominalization of *bagrъ (see Etymology 1).[1]

Noun

*bãgrъ m[1][2][3]

  1. (East and South Slavic) purple (colour between red and blue)
  2. (East and South Slavic, probably) purple dye
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of *bãgrъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *bãgrъ *bāgrà *bāgrì
genitive *bāgrà *bāgrù *bãgrъ
dative *bāgrù *bāgròma *bāgròmъ
accusative *bãgrъ *bāgrà *bāgrỳ
instrumental *bāgrъ̀mь, *bāgròmь* *bāgròma *bãgry
locative *bāgrě̀ *bāgrù *bãgrěxъ
vocative *bagre *bāgrà *bāgrì

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

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: багъръ (bagŭrŭ, purple)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⰳⱏⱃⱏ (bagŭrŭ, purple)
    • Bulgarian: ба́гър (bágǎr, warm hue)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ба̏гар (purple; purple robe, fabric; scarlet)
      Latin script: bȁgar (purple; purple robe, fabric; scarlet)
    • Slovene: báger (purple; scarlet) (tonal orthography)

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             

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bagrъ 1”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 178
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bag(ъ)rъ I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 130
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bagrъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b rød maling (PR 134)
Further reading
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “багра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 24

Etymology 3

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰ- (to bend), compare *bʰāǵʰus (arm).

Noun

*bagrъ m[1][2]

  1. (North Slavic) hook, gaff
Alternative forms
  • *bagro
Declension
Declension of *bagrъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bagrъ *bagra *bagri
genitive *bagra *bagru *bagrъ
dative *bagru *bagroma *bagromъ
accusative *bagrъ *bagra *bagry
instrumental *bagrъmь, *bagromь* *bagroma *bagry
locative *bagrě *bagru *bagrěxъ
vocative *bagre *bagra *bagri

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

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bagrъ 2”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 179
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bag(ъ)rъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 132