Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grьkъ

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

Back-formation from *grьčьskъ. North Slavic words are more modern borrowings (expected Old Polish *Grzek, Old Czech *Hřek, Old Slovak *Hrk, Upper Sorbian *Hrjek / *Hrjok, Lower Sorbian *Grjek are not attested).

Noun

*grьkъ m (feminine *grьkyni)[1]

  1. (South Slavic) Greek

Inflection

Declension of *grьkъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *grьkъ *grьka *grьci
genitive *grьka *grьku *grьkъ
dative *grьku *grьkoma *grьkomъ
accusative *grьkъ *grьka *grьky
instrumental *grьkъmь, *grьkomь* *grьkoma *grьky
locative *grьcě *grьku *grьcěxъ
vocative *grьče *grьka *grьci

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

Derived terms
nouns
adjectives

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⰳⱃⱐⰽⱏ (grĭkŭ)
      Old Cyrillic script: грькъ (grĭkŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: Гр̏к
      Latin script: Gȑk
    • Slovene: Gȓk (tonal orthography)
  • Non-Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (2001), “grьkъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 8 (goda – gyža), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 264

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “грек”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grьkъ, *grьčinъ, *grьkyni”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 163
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