Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krǫpъ

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

Per Brückner and Sławski (accepted by Trubačev /ESSJa/), a doublet of *krupъ. Derksen distinguishes the two lemmas, but accepts that they have intermingled at later time.

Further origin probably from the root of Proto-Balto-Slavic *krúptei (to contract, to crumple?), whence Lithuanian krùpti (to get scabby), Latvian krupt (to frawn), with inchoatic nasal infix. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krewp-, an extension of *(s)ker- (to bend, to crook). Akin to Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (rough, scabby).

Adjective

*krǫpъ[1]

  1. little, short (of size)
  2. concise, compact (of distribution, span)
  3. robust, stocky, firm (of stature)

Alternative forms

  • *krupъ (probably)
  • *krǫpavъ (approximative)
    • Polish: krępawy

Declension

Indefinite declension of *krǫpъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krǫpъ *krǫpa *krǫpo
genitive *krǫpa *krǫpy *krǫpa
dative *krǫpu *krǫpě *krǫpu
accusative *krǫpъ *krǫpǫ *krǫpo
instrumental *krǫpomь *krǫpojǫ *krǫpomь
locative *krǫpě *krǫpě *krǫpě
vocative *krǫpe *krǫpo *krǫpo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krǫpa *krǫpě *krǫpě
genitive *krǫpu *krǫpu *krǫpu
dative *krǫpoma *krǫpama *krǫpoma
accusative *krǫpa *krǫpě *krǫpě
instrumental *krǫpoma *krǫpama *krǫpoma
locative *krǫpu *krǫpu *krǫpu
vocative *krǫpa *krǫpě *krǫpě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krǫpi *krǫpy *krǫpa
genitive *krǫpъ *krǫpъ *krǫpъ
dative *krǫpomъ *krǫpamъ *krǫpomъ
accusative *krǫpy *krǫpy *krǫpa
instrumental *krǫpy *krǫpami *krǫpy
locative *krǫpěxъ *krǫpaxъ *krǫpěxъ
vocative *krǫpi *krǫpy *krǫpa
Definite declension of *krǫpъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krǫpъjь *krǫpaja *krǫpoje
genitive *krǫpajego *krǫpyję̇ *krǫpajego
dative *krǫpujemu *krǫpěji *krǫpujemu
accusative *krǫpъjь *krǫpǫjǫ *krǫpoje
instrumental *krǫpyjimь *krǫpǫjǫ *krǫpyjimь
locative *krǫpějemь *krǫpěji *krǫpějemь
vocative *krǫpъjь *krǫpaja *krǫpoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krǫpaja *krǫpěji *krǫpěji
genitive *krǫpuju *krǫpuju *krǫpuju
dative *krǫpyjima *krǫpyjima *krǫpyjima
accusative *krǫpaja *krǫpěji *krǫpěji
instrumental *krǫpyjima *krǫpyjima *krǫpyjima
locative *krǫpuju *krǫpuju *krǫpuju
vocative *krǫpaja *krǫpěji *krǫpěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krǫpiji *krǫpyję̇ *krǫpaja
genitive *krǫpъjixъ *krǫpъjixъ *krǫpъjixъ
dative *krǫpyjimъ *krǫpyjimъ *krǫpyjimъ
accusative *krǫpyję̇ *krǫpyję̇ *krǫpaja
instrumental *krǫpyjimi *krǫpyjimi *krǫpyjimi
locative *krǫpyjixъ *krǫpyjixъ *krǫpyjixъ
vocative *krǫpiji *krǫpyję̇ *krǫpaja

Derived terms

  • *krǫpěti (to contract)
    • *krǫpělь (firm piece of wood, clod)
  • *krǫpostь
  • *krǫtъ (abrupt, steep)
  • *krupa (lump; groats)
    • *krupьnъ (coarse), *krupěnъ (grainy)
  • *krustъ (clod, chunk)
  • *kruxъ (lump, type of bread) (noun), *kruxъ (frigile, brittle) (adjective)
  • *krъpъkъ (frigile)
  • *xrǫpъkъ (crispy, brittle)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: крꙋпꙑи (krupyi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: крѫпъ (krǫpŭ)
    • Bulgarian: круп (krup, sturdy), кръп (krǎp, concise, compact) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: krupý (robust)
    • Polish: krępy (stocky, thickset)
      • Polish: krąp (silver bream) (substantivized)
    • Slovincian: krãpy

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*krǫpъ(jь)/*krupъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 27
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “круп¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 29
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кръп”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 49
  • krupis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*krǫpъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 251:adj. o ‘short, small’