Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)strovъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab-srawas, *sráwas. By surface analysis, *o(b)- + *strovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srówos, from *srew- (“to flow, stream”). The literal meaning of the term is “one which gets flowed around” or possibly “flowless” (in case the prefix *o(b)- is applied with abessive function).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian sravà, prasrava, Latvian strava. With different vocalism: Lithuanian srovė̃, strovė̃, Latvian stràvа, strāvе, East Lithuanian sraujà.
Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit गिरिस्रवा (girisravā), स्रवति (sravati), Ancient Greek ῥόος (rhóos, “stream”), ῥοή (rhoḗ), ῥέω (rhéō), Old Norse straumr (“stream, current, river”).
Noun
*ȍ(b)strovъ m[1]
- streamlined
- river island
- island
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ȍ(b)strovъ | *ȍ(b)strova | *ȍ(b)strovi |
| genitive | *ȍ(b)strova | *o(b)strovù | *o(b)stròvъ |
| dative | *ȍ(b)strovu | *o(b)strovomà | *o(b)strovòmъ |
| accusative | *ȍ(b)strovъ | *ȍ(b)strova | *ȍ(b)strovy |
| instrumental | *ȍ(b)strovъmь, *ȍ(b)strovomь* | *o(b)strovomà | *o(b)strový |
| locative | *ȍ(b)strově | *o(b)strovù | *o(b)strově̃xъ |
| vocative | *o(b)strove | *ȍ(b)strova | *ȍ(b)strovi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
- *o(b)strovo
- *o(b)strova
Derived terms
- *o(b)strověnъ, *o(b)strověninъ, *o(b)strovljaninъ (“islander”)
- *o(b)strovina
- *o(b)strovišče
- *o(b)strovitěninъ (“islander”)
- *o(b)strovitъ (“island-like; pertaining to islands, full of islands”)
- *o(b)strovьcь (“small island”)
- *o(b)strovьje (“archipelago”)
- *o(b)strovьnъ (“insular”)
- *o(b)strovьskъ (“insular”)
- *o(b)strovъ
- *o(b)strovъkъ (“small island”)
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *srew- (0 c, 5 e)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: ostrov
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “остров”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “остров”, 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 609
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obstrovъ / *obstrovo / *obstrova”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 30 (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 79
- Cymburskij V. L. (1999) “Праславянское *ostrovъ: к пересмотру этимологии”, in Slavianovedenie, number 4, Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 50
Etymology 2
From *o(b)strovъ (“island”).
Adjective
*o(b)strovъ
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *o(b)strovъ | *o(b)strova | *o(b)strovo |
| genitive | *o(b)strova | *o(b)strovy | *o(b)strova |
| dative | *o(b)strovu | *o(b)strově | *o(b)strovu |
| accusative | *o(b)strovъ | *o(b)strovǫ | *o(b)strovo |
| instrumental | *o(b)strovomь | *o(b)strovojǫ | *o(b)strovomь |
| locative | *o(b)strově | *o(b)strově | *o(b)strově |
| vocative | *o(b)strove | *o(b)strovo | *o(b)strovo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *o(b)strova | *o(b)strově | *o(b)strově |
| genitive | *o(b)strovu | *o(b)strovu | *o(b)strovu |
| dative | *o(b)strovoma | *o(b)strovama | *o(b)strovoma |
| accusative | *o(b)strova | *o(b)strově | *o(b)strově |
| instrumental | *o(b)strovoma | *o(b)strovama | *o(b)strovoma |
| locative | *o(b)strovu | *o(b)strovu | *o(b)strovu |
| vocative | *o(b)strova | *o(b)strově | *o(b)strově |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *o(b)strovi | *o(b)strovy | *o(b)strova |
| genitive | *o(b)strovъ | *o(b)strovъ | *o(b)strovъ |
| dative | *o(b)strovomъ | *o(b)strovamъ | *o(b)strovomъ |
| accusative | *o(b)strovy | *o(b)strovy | *o(b)strova |
| instrumental | *o(b)strovy | *o(b)strovami | *o(b)strovy |
| locative | *o(b)strověxъ | *o(b)strovaxъ | *o(b)strověxъ |
| vocative | *o(b)strovi | *o(b)strovy | *o(b)strova |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *o(b)strovъjь | *o(b)strovaja | *o(b)strovoje |
| genitive | *o(b)strovajego | *o(b)strovyję̇ | *o(b)strovajego |
| dative | *o(b)strovujemu | *o(b)strověji | *o(b)strovujemu |
| accusative | *o(b)strovъjь | *o(b)strovǫjǫ | *o(b)strovoje |
| instrumental | *o(b)strovyjimь | *o(b)strovǫjǫ | *o(b)strovyjimь |
| locative | *o(b)strovějemь | *o(b)strověji | *o(b)strovějemь |
| vocative | *o(b)strovъjь | *o(b)strovaja | *o(b)strovoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *o(b)strovaja | *o(b)strověji | *o(b)strověji |
| genitive | *o(b)strovuju | *o(b)strovuju | *o(b)strovuju |
| dative | *o(b)strovyjima | *o(b)strovyjima | *o(b)strovyjima |
| accusative | *o(b)strovaja | *o(b)strověji | *o(b)strověji |
| instrumental | *o(b)strovyjima | *o(b)strovyjima | *o(b)strovyjima |
| locative | *o(b)strovuju | *o(b)strovuju | *o(b)strovuju |
| vocative | *o(b)strovaja | *o(b)strověji | *o(b)strověji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *o(b)stroviji | *o(b)strovyję̇ | *o(b)strovaja |
| genitive | *o(b)strovъjixъ | *o(b)strovъjixъ | *o(b)strovъjixъ |
| dative | *o(b)strovyjimъ | *o(b)strovyjimъ | *o(b)strovyjimъ |
| accusative | *o(b)strovyję̇ | *o(b)strovyję̇ | *o(b)strovaja |
| instrumental | *o(b)strovyjimi | *o(b)strovyjimi | *o(b)strovyjimi |
| locative | *o(b)strovyjixъ | *o(b)strovyjixъ | *o(b)strovyjixъ |
| vocative | *o(b)stroviji | *o(b)strovyję̇ | *o(b)strovaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: Острово́й (Ostrovój)
- West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: wótšowy
- Sorbian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2003), “*obstrovъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 30 (*obsojьnikъ – *obvedьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 80
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ostrovъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 379: “m. o (c) ‘island’”