Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kortъkъ

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 *kõrtъ (instance, occurence) +‎ *-ъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kártas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd-, *(s)kert- (short) + *-kъ. Related to Latin curtus, Proto-Germanic *skurtaz and English curt.

Adjective

*kortъ̀kъ[1]

  1. short

Declension

Indefinite declension of *kortъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kortъkъ *kortъka *kortъko
genitive *kortъka *kortъky *kortъka
dative *kortъku *kortъcě *kortъku
accusative *kortъkъ *kortъkǫ *kortъko
instrumental *kortъkomь *kortъkojǫ *kortъkomь
locative *kortъcě *kortъcě *kortъcě
vocative *kortъče *kortъko *kortъko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kortъka *kortъcě *kortъcě
genitive *kortъku *kortъku *kortъku
dative *kortъkoma *kortъkama *kortъkoma
accusative *kortъka *kortъcě *kortъcě
instrumental *kortъkoma *kortъkama *kortъkoma
locative *kortъku *kortъku *kortъku
vocative *kortъka *kortъcě *kortъcě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kortъci *kortъky *kortъka
genitive *kortъkъ *kortъkъ *kortъkъ
dative *kortъkomъ *kortъkamъ *kortъkomъ
accusative *kortъky *kortъky *kortъka
instrumental *kortъky *kortъkami *kortъky
locative *kortъcěxъ *kortъkaxъ *kortъcěxъ
vocative *kortъci *kortъky *kortъka
Definite declension of *kortъkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kortъkъjь *kortъkaja *kortъkoje
genitive *kortъkajego *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkajego
dative *kortъkujemu *kortъcěji *kortъkujemu
accusative *kortъkъjь *kortъkǫjǫ *kortъkoje
instrumental *kortъkyjimь *kortъkǫjǫ *kortъkyjimь
locative *kortъcějemь *kortъcěji *kortъcějemь
vocative *kortъkъjь *kortъkaja *kortъkoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kortъkaja *kortъcěji *kortъcěji
genitive *kortъkuju *kortъkuju *kortъkuju
dative *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima
accusative *kortъkaja *kortъcěji *kortъcěji
instrumental *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima
locative *kortъkuju *kortъkuju *kortъkuju
vocative *kortъkaja *kortъcěji *kortъcěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kortъciji *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkaja
genitive *kortъkъjixъ *kortъkъjixъ *kortъkъjixъ
dative *kortъkyjimъ *kortъkyjimъ *kortъkyjimъ
accusative *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkaja
instrumental *kortъkyjimi *kortъkyjimi *kortъkyjimi
locative *kortъkyjixъ *kortъkyjixъ *kortъkyjixъ
vocative *kortъciji *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkaja

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “коро́ткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kortъ̀kъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236:adj. o (b) ‘short’