Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diřa

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 the intensive stem *dir- + *-ja of Proto-Slavic *dьrati (“to tear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear”).

Noun

*dìřa f

  1. alternative form of *dira

Declension

Declension of *diřa (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *diřa *diři *diřę̇
genitive *diřę̇ *diřu *diřь
dative *diři *diřama *diřamъ
accusative *diřǫ *diři *diřę̇
instrumental *diřejǫ, *diřǫ** *diřama *diřami
locative *diři *diřu *diřasъ, *diřaxъ*
vocative *diře *diři *diřę̇

* -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.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

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