Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brusъ

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

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See *brъsati

Noun

*brusъ m[1]

  1. grindstone
  2. whetstone, strickle

Declension

Declension of *brusъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *brusъ *brusa *brusi
genitive *brusa *brusu *brusъ
dative *brusu *brusoma *brusomъ
accusative *brusъ *brusa *brusy
instrumental *brusъmь, *brusomь* *brusoma *brusy
locative *brusě *brusu *brusěxъ
vocative *bruse *brusa *brusi

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

Derived terms

  • *brusьcь (sharpener)
  • *brusьnъ (sharpened)
  • *brusъkъ (hone)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: брусъ (brusŭ)
    • Old Novgorodian: броусе (bruse)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: brus
    • Polish: brus
    • Slovak: brús
    • Slovincian: brós
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brusъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 50
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брус”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “brusъ brusa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:d (OSA 140), b/d (RPT 97, 102)