Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modrъ

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 Proto-Indo-European *modʰros (blue) (compare Hittite *𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀸 (antaraš, blue), accusative 𒀭𒋫𒊏𒀭 (antaran)).

Adjective

*mòdrъ[1][2][3]

  1. blue, livid

Declension

Indefinite declension of *modrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *modrъ *modra *modro
genitive *modra *modry *modra
dative *modru *modrě *modru
accusative *modrъ *modrǫ *modro
instrumental *modromь *modrojǫ *modromь
locative *modrě *modrě *modrě
vocative *modre *modro *modro
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *modra *modrě *modrě
genitive *modru *modru *modru
dative *modroma *modrama *modroma
accusative *modra *modrě *modrě
instrumental *modroma *modrama *modroma
locative *modru *modru *modru
vocative *modra *modrě *modrě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *modri *modry *modra
genitive *modrъ *modrъ *modrъ
dative *modromъ *modramъ *modromъ
accusative *modry *modry *modra
instrumental *modry *modrami *modry
locative *modrěxъ *modraxъ *modrěxъ
vocative *modri *modry *modra
Definite declension of *modrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *modrъjь *modraja *modroje
genitive *modrajego *modryję̇ *modrajego
dative *modrujemu *modrěji *modrujemu
accusative *modrъjь *modrǫjǫ *modroje
instrumental *modryjimь *modrǫjǫ *modryjimь
locative *modrějemь *modrěji *modrějemь
vocative *modrъjь *modraja *modroje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *modraja *modrěji *modrěji
genitive *modruju *modruju *modruju
dative *modryjima *modryjima *modryjima
accusative *modraja *modrěji *modrěji
instrumental *modryjima *modryjima *modryjima
locative *modruju *modruju *modruju
vocative *modraja *modrěji *modrěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *modriji *modryję̇ *modraja
genitive *modrъjixъ *modrъjixъ *modrъjixъ
dative *modryjimъ *modryjimъ *modryjimъ
accusative *modryję̇ *modryję̇ *modraja
instrumental *modryjimi *modryjimi *modryjimi
locative *modryjixъ *modryjixъ *modryjixъ
vocative *modriji *modryję̇ *modraja

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Derived terms

  • *modračь
  • *modrakъ
  • *modranъ
  • *modrastъ
  • *modrasъ
  • *modravъ
  • *modrenьcь, *modrenica
  • *modrěti
  • *modrica
  • *modrika, *modrikъ
  • *modrina, *modrinja
  • *modriti
    • *modridlo
  • *modrizna
  • *modrьcь
  • *modrodervъ
  • *modrookъ
  • *modrostь

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: модър (modǎr) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: модар (modar)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мо̏дар
      Latin script: mȍdar
    • Slovene: mọ́dər (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*modrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320:adj. o ‘blue’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “modrъ modra modro”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 108, 111)
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mọ́der”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*modrъ̏