Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kučeravъ

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 *kučera +‎ *-avъ, derived from *kuka (compare Lithuanian kaňkaras (elevation, peak)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (height, elevation).[1] See also *kuka (hook).

Adjective

*kučeravъ[2]

  1. curly

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *kučeravъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kučeravъ *kučerava *kučeravo
genitive *kučerava *kučeravy *kučerava
dative *kučeravu *kučeravě *kučeravu
accusative *kučeravъ *kučeravǫ *kučeravo
instrumental *kučeravomь *kučeravojǫ *kučeravomь
locative *kučeravě *kučeravě *kučeravě
vocative *kučerave *kučeravo *kučeravo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kučerava *kučeravě *kučeravě
genitive *kučeravu *kučeravu *kučeravu
dative *kučeravoma *kučeravama *kučeravoma
accusative *kučerava *kučeravě *kučeravě
instrumental *kučeravoma *kučeravama *kučeravoma
locative *kučeravu *kučeravu *kučeravu
vocative *kučerava *kučeravě *kučeravě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kučeravi *kučeravy *kučerava
genitive *kučeravъ *kučeravъ *kučeravъ
dative *kučeravomъ *kučeravamъ *kučeravomъ
accusative *kučeravy *kučeravy *kučerava
instrumental *kučeravy *kučeravami *kučeravy
locative *kučeravěxъ *kučeravaxъ *kučeravěxъ
vocative *kučeravi *kučeravy *kučerava
Definite declension of *kučeravъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kučeravъjь *kučeravaja *kučeravoje
genitive *kučeravajego *kučeravyję̇ *kučeravajego
dative *kučeravujemu *kučeravěji *kučeravujemu
accusative *kučeravъjь *kučeravǫjǫ *kučeravoje
instrumental *kučeravyjimь *kučeravǫjǫ *kučeravyjimь
locative *kučeravějemь *kučeravěji *kučeravějemь
vocative *kučeravъjь *kučeravaja *kučeravoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kučeravaja *kučeravěji *kučeravěji
genitive *kučeravuju *kučeravuju *kučeravuju
dative *kučeravyjima *kučeravyjima *kučeravyjima
accusative *kučeravaja *kučeravěji *kučeravěji
instrumental *kučeravyjima *kučeravyjima *kučeravyjima
locative *kučeravuju *kučeravuju *kučeravuju
vocative *kučeravaja *kučeravěji *kučeravěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kučeraviji *kučeravyję̇ *kučeravaja
genitive *kučeravъjixъ *kučeravъjixъ *kučeravъjixъ
dative *kučeravyjimъ *kučeravyjimъ *kučeravyjimъ
accusative *kučeravyję̇ *kučeravyję̇ *kučeravaja
instrumental *kučeravyjimi *kučeravyjimi *kučeravyjimi
locative *kučeravyjixъ *kučeravyjixъ *kučeravyjixъ
vocative *kučeraviji *kučeravyję̇ *kučeravaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *кучерꙗвъ (*kučerjavŭ)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “kučera”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kučeravъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 80