Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫdrъ
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modrъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandras, from Proto-Indo-European *mondʰh₁ros, from *men(s)dʰh₁- + *-rós, possibly from *men- + *dʰeh₁-.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mañdras, mandrùs (“cheerful, lively”), Latvian modrs, možs (“cheerful, lively, alert, vigorous”).
Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *mundraz (“awake; alert; eager”) (< *mn̥dʰh₁ros), Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (mązdra-).
Сf. Sanskrit मेधा (medhā, “mental power, wisdom, intelligence”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā) (< *mn̥s-dʰeh₁-).
Adjective
Inflection
Accent paradigm b.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mǫdrъ | *mǫdra | *mǫdro |
| genitive | *mǫdra | *mǫdry | *mǫdra |
| dative | *mǫdru | *mǫdrě | *mǫdru |
| accusative | *mǫdrъ | *mǫdrǫ | *mǫdro |
| instrumental | *mǫdromь | *mǫdrojǫ | *mǫdromь |
| locative | *mǫdrě | *mǫdrě | *mǫdrě |
| vocative | *mǫdre | *mǫdro | *mǫdro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mǫdra | *mǫdrě | *mǫdrě |
| genitive | *mǫdru | *mǫdru | *mǫdru |
| dative | *mǫdroma | *mǫdrama | *mǫdroma |
| accusative | *mǫdra | *mǫdrě | *mǫdrě |
| instrumental | *mǫdroma | *mǫdrama | *mǫdroma |
| locative | *mǫdru | *mǫdru | *mǫdru |
| vocative | *mǫdra | *mǫdrě | *mǫdrě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mǫdri | *mǫdry | *mǫdra |
| genitive | *mǫdrъ | *mǫdrъ | *mǫdrъ |
| dative | *mǫdromъ | *mǫdramъ | *mǫdromъ |
| accusative | *mǫdry | *mǫdry | *mǫdra |
| instrumental | *mǫdry | *mǫdrami | *mǫdry |
| locative | *mǫdrěxъ | *mǫdraxъ | *mǫdrěxъ |
| vocative | *mǫdri | *mǫdry | *mǫdra |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mǫdrъjь | *mǫdraja | *mǫdroje |
| genitive | *mǫdrajego | *mǫdryję̇ | *mǫdrajego |
| dative | *mǫdrujemu | *mǫdrěji | *mǫdrujemu |
| accusative | *mǫdrъjь | *mǫdrǫjǫ | *mǫdroje |
| instrumental | *mǫdryjimь | *mǫdrǫjǫ | *mǫdryjimь |
| locative | *mǫdrějemь | *mǫdrěji | *mǫdrějemь |
| vocative | *mǫdrъjь | *mǫdraja | *mǫdroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mǫdraja | *mǫdrěji | *mǫdrěji |
| genitive | *mǫdruju | *mǫdruju | *mǫdruju |
| dative | *mǫdryjima | *mǫdryjima | *mǫdryjima |
| accusative | *mǫdraja | *mǫdrěji | *mǫdrěji |
| instrumental | *mǫdryjima | *mǫdryjima | *mǫdryjima |
| locative | *mǫdruju | *mǫdruju | *mǫdruju |
| vocative | *mǫdraja | *mǫdrěji | *mǫdrěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mǫdriji | *mǫdryję̇ | *mǫdraja |
| genitive | *mǫdrъjixъ | *mǫdrъjixъ | *mǫdrъjixъ |
| dative | *mǫdryjimъ | *mǫdryjimъ | *mǫdryjimъ |
| accusative | *mǫdryję̇ | *mǫdryję̇ | *mǫdraja |
| instrumental | *mǫdryjimi | *mǫdryjimi | *mǫdryjimi |
| locative | *mǫdryjixъ | *mǫdryjixъ | *mǫdryjixъ |
| vocative | *mǫdriji | *mǫdryję̇ | *mǫdraja |
See also
- *myslь (“thought, idea”)
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: mândru
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мудрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “мудрый”, 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 547
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫdrъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 130
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mǫ́drъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329: “adj. o (b) ‘wise’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mǫdrъ mǫdra mǫdro”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 21, 108, 110f., 146, 199; PR 136)”