Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kotorъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *koterъjь. For e/o alternation, see also *bebrъ, *elьxa.
Determiner
*kotorъ[1]
- alternative form of *koterъjь
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kotorъjь | *kotoraja | *kotoroje |
| genitive | *kotorajego | *kotoryję̇ | *kotorajego |
| dative | *kotorujemu | *kotorěji | *kotorujemu |
| accusative | *kotorъjь | *kotorǫjǫ | *kotoroje |
| instrumental | *kotoryjimь | *kotorǫjǫ | *kotoryjimь |
| locative | *kotorějemь | *kotorěji | *kotorějemь |
| vocative | *kotorъjь | *kotoraja | *kotoroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kotoraja | *kotorěji | *kotorěji |
| genitive | *kotoruju | *kotoruju | *kotoruju |
| dative | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima |
| accusative | *kotoraja | *kotorěji | *kotorěji |
| instrumental | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima | *kotoryjima |
| locative | *kotoruju | *kotoruju | *kotoruju |
| vocative | *kotoraja | *kotorěji | *kotorěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kotoriji | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoraja |
| genitive | *kotorъjixъ | *kotorъjixъ | *kotorъjixъ |
| dative | *kotoryjimъ | *kotoryjimъ | *kotoryjimъ |
| accusative | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoraja |
| instrumental | *kotoryjimi | *kotoryjimi | *kotoryjimi |
| locative | *kotoryjixъ | *kotoryjixъ | *kotoryjixъ |
| vocative | *kotoriji | *kotoryję̇ | *kotoraja |
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- *někotorъjь (“some, any”)
- *nikotorъjь (“no, none”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: которъ (kotorŭ, “which?; some, any”), котеръ (koterŭ)
- Bulgarian: котри (kotri) (Southern Dialects)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
See also
- *(j)eterъ
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*koterъ; *kotorъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240: “prn. ‘who, which’”
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*koterъjь/kotorъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 201
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “который”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 436
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “который”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress