Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/borda

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-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.

    Noun

    *bordà f[1][2]

    1. beard
    2. chin

    Inflection

    Declension of *bordà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bordà *bȏrdě *bȏrdy
    genitive *bordý *bordù *bõrdъ
    dative *bordě̀ *bordàma *bordàmъ
    accusative *bȏrdǫ *bȏrdě *bȏrdy
    instrumental *bordojǫ́ *bordàma *bordàmi
    locative *bȏrdě *bordù *bordàsъ, *bordàxъ*
    vocative *bordo *bȏrdě *bȏrdy

    * -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “борода”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • ESSJa, vol. 2, page 197: “*borda”

    References

    1. ^ EDSIL, page 55: “*bordà f. ā (c) ‘beard’”
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “borda bordy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c beard (NA 89, 140, 141; SA 24; PR 135, 138)