Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dorgъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dargás (whence Latvian dārgs, Latgalian duorgs, Old Prussian Darge, Dargel (personal name)), of unclear origin:
- Berneker, Mladenov: Possibly related to Lithuanian derėti (“to suit, to fit”), Latvian derêt (“to comply”) from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, to slice”) or *dʰer- (“to perform, to make”). Suffix *-gъ perhaps the same as in Proto-Slavic *bolgъ (“gentle, noble”) - *boľьjь (“greater, better”), *dьlgъ (“long”) - *dьľьjь (“longer”).
- Trubachev (ESSJa): From the same root as Proto-Slavic *dьržati (“to hold”) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to sustain, to hold”), with original meaning “dearly held, adorn”.
Adjective
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dorgъ | *dorga | *dorgo |
| genitive | *dorga | *dorgy | *dorga |
| dative | *dorgu | *dordzě | *dorgu |
| accusative | *dorgъ | *dorgǫ | *dorgo |
| instrumental | *dorgomь | *dorgojǫ | *dorgomь |
| locative | *dordzě | *dordzě | *dordzě |
| vocative | *dorže | *dorgo | *dorgo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dorga | *dordzě | *dordzě |
| genitive | *dorgu | *dorgu | *dorgu |
| dative | *dorgoma | *dorgama | *dorgoma |
| accusative | *dorga | *dordzě | *dordzě |
| instrumental | *dorgoma | *dorgama | *dorgoma |
| locative | *dorgu | *dorgu | *dorgu |
| vocative | *dorga | *dordzě | *dordzě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dordzi | *dorgy | *dorga |
| genitive | *dorgъ | *dorgъ | *dorgъ |
| dative | *dorgomъ | *dorgamъ | *dorgomъ |
| accusative | *dorgy | *dorgy | *dorga |
| instrumental | *dorgy | *dorgami | *dorgy |
| locative | *dordzěxъ | *dorgaxъ | *dordzěxъ |
| vocative | *dordzi | *dorgy | *dorga |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dorgъjь | *dorgaja | *dorgoje |
| genitive | *dorgajego | *dorgyję̇ | *dorgajego |
| dative | *dorgujemu | *dordzěji | *dorgujemu |
| accusative | *dorgъjь | *dorgǫjǫ | *dorgoje |
| instrumental | *dorgyjimь | *dorgǫjǫ | *dorgyjimь |
| locative | *dordzějemь | *dordzěji | *dordzějemь |
| vocative | *dorgъjь | *dorgaja | *dorgoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dorgaja | *dordzěji | *dordzěji |
| genitive | *dorguju | *dorguju | *dorguju |
| dative | *dorgyjima | *dorgyjima | *dorgyjima |
| accusative | *dorgaja | *dordzěji | *dordzěji |
| instrumental | *dorgyjima | *dorgyjima | *dorgyjima |
| locative | *dorguju | *dorguju | *dorguju |
| vocative | *dorgaja | *dordzěji | *dordzěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dordziji | *dorgyję̇ | *dorgaja |
| genitive | *dorgъjixъ | *dorgъjixъ | *dorgъjixъ |
| dative | *dorgyjimъ | *dorgyjimъ | *dorgyjimъ |
| accusative | *dorgyję̇ | *dorgyję̇ | *dorgaja |
| instrumental | *dorgyjimi | *dorgyjimi | *dorgyjimi |
| locative | *dorgyjixъ | *dorgyjixъ | *dorgyjixъ |
| vocative | *dordziji | *dorgyję̇ | *dorgaja |
Derived terms
- *dorgocěnьnъ (“highly valued”)
- *Dorgojь, *Dorganъ, *Dorženь, *Dorgoměrъ (personal names)
- *dorgostь, *dorgota (“dearness, gladness”)
- *dorgovati (“to be in relationship, to consort”)
- *dorgy, *dorgyni (“adoreness”)
- *dorgъvizna (“dearness”)
- *doržiti (“to hold dear, to esteem, to value”)
- *doržьba (“evaluation, appraisal”)
- *doržьcь m, *doržica f (“darling, dear one”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дорого́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dorgъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 77
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 417
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dȏrgъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 113: “adj. o (c) ‘dear’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dorgъ dorga dorgo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c dyr, kær (SA 109; PR 138)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “drag”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *dȏrgъ”