Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krukъ

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

Probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*krukъ m

  1. raven

Inflection

Declension of *krukъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *krukъ *kruka *kruci
genitive *kruka *kruku *krukъ
dative *kruku *krukoma *krukomъ
accusative *krukъ *kruka *kruky
instrumental *krukъmь, *krukomь* *krukoma *kruky
locative *krucě *kruku *krucěxъ
vocative *kruče *kruka *kruci

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

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: крукъ (krukŭ)
  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: крукъ (kruk)
    • Russian: крук (kruk) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*krukъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 252
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress