Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьgračь

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 *jьgrati (to play) +‎ *-čь.

Noun

*jьgračь m

  1. player

Declension

Declension of *jьgračь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *jьgračь *jьgrača *jьgrači
genitive *jьgrača *jьgraču *jьgračь
dative *jьgraču *jьgračema *jьgračemъ
accusative *jьgračь *jьgrača *jьgračę̇
instrumental *jьgračьmь, *jьgračemь* *jьgračema *jьgrači
locative *jьgrači *jьgraču *jьgračixъ
vocative *jьgraču *jьgrača *jьgrači

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: играчъ (ihrač), грачъ (hrač), ґрачъ (grač), кграчъ (grač)
      • Belarusian: ігра́ч (ihráč)
      • Ukrainian: грач (hrač), (rare) ігра́ч (ihráč)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: jhráč
    • Kashubian: grôcz
    • Old Polish: igracz
      • Polish: gracz, grácz (obsolete or dialectal)
    • Polabian: jaigroc
    • Slovak: hráč
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “іграч”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 367