Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gořьjь

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 *garijas, likely related to *gȍře (grief, suffering). An alternative theory deriving the word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₂- (heavy), comparing to Sanskrit गरीयस् (gárīyas, heavier), is also appealing, though perhaps somewhat less likely than the derivation above.[1]

Adjective

*gořьjь[1]

  1. worse; comparative degree of *zъlъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *gořьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gořьjь *gořьši *goře
genitive *gořьša *gořьšę̇ *gořьša
dative *gořьšu *gořьši *gořьšu
accusative *gořьšь *gořьšǫ *goře
instrumental *gořьšemь *gořьšejǫ *gořьšemь
locative *gořьši *gořьši *gořьši
vocative *gořьšu *gořьše *gořьše
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gořьša *gořьši *gořьši
genitive *gořьšu *gořьšu *gořьšu
dative *gořьšema *gořьšama *gořьšema
accusative *gořьša *gořьši *gořьši
instrumental *gořьšema *gořьšama *gořьšema
locative *gořьšu *gořьšu *gořьšu
vocative *gořьša *gořьši *gořьši
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gořьše *gořьšę̇ *gořьša
genitive *gořьšь *gořьšь *gořьšь
dative *gořьšemъ *gořьšamъ *gořьšemъ
accusative *gořьšę̇ *gořьšę̇ *gořьša
instrumental *gořьši *gořьšami *gořьši
locative *gořьšixъ *gořьšaxъ *gořьšixъ
vocative *gořьši *gořьšę̇ *gořьša
Definite declension of *gořьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gořьjь *gořьšija *gořьšeje
genitive *gořьšajego *gořьšę̇ję̇ *gořьšajego
dative *gořьšujemu *gořьšiji *gořьšujemu
accusative *gořьšьjь *gořьšǫjǫ *gořьšeje
instrumental *gořьšijimь *gořьšǫjǫ *gořьšijimь
locative *gořьšijemь *gořьšiji *gořьšijemь
vocative *gořьšьjь *gořьšaja *gořьšeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gořьšaja *gořьšiji *gořьšiji
genitive *gořьšuju *gořьšuju *gořьšuju
dative *gořьšijima *gořьšijima *gořьšijima
accusative *gořьšaja *gořьšiji *gořьšiji
instrumental *gořьšijima *gořьšijima *gořьšijima
locative *gořьšuju *gořьšuju *gořьšuju
vocative *gořьšaja *gořьšiji *gořьšiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gořьšeji *gořьšę̇ję̇ *gořьšaja
genitive *gořьšьjixъ *gořьšьjixъ *gořьšьjixъ
dative *gořьšijimъ *gořьšijimъ *gořьšijimъ
accusative *gořьšę̇ję̇ *gořьšę̇ję̇ *gořьšaja
instrumental *gořьšijimi *gořьšijimi *gořьšijimi
locative *gořьšijixъ *gořьšijixъ *gořьšijixъ
vocative *gořьšiji *gořьšę̇ję̇ *gořьšaja

Antonyms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: гории (gorii), горьшии (gorĭšii)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: гории (gorii)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: го̏рӣ
      Latin script: gȍrī
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gořьjь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179