Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pozorъ

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

*po- +‎ *zorъ, derived from *zьrěti (to observe).

Noun

*pozorъ m

  1. attention, sight
  2. (by extension) shame

Declension

Declension of *pozorъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pozorъ *pozora *pozori
genitive *pozora *pozoru *pozorъ
dative *pozoru *pozoroma *pozoromъ
accusative *pozorъ *pozora *pozory
instrumental *pozorъmь, *pozoromь* *pozoroma *pozory
locative *pozorě *pozoru *pozorěxъ
vocative *pozore *pozora *pozori

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

Derived terms

  • *pozorьnostь

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: позо́ръ (pozór)
    • Russian: позо́р (pozór)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “позо́р”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress