Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/borьcь

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 *borti (to fight) +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*borьcь m[1]

  1. fighter, wrestler

Declension

Declension of *borьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *borьcь *borьca *borьci
genitive *borьca *borьcu *borьcь
dative *borьcu *borьcema *borьcemъ
accusative *borьcь *borьca *borьcę̇
instrumental *borьcьmь, *borьcemь* *borьcema *borьci
locative *borьci *borьcu *borьcixъ
vocative *borьče *borьca *borьci

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: борьць (borĭcĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “борец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*borьcь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 219

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bȏrec”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si