Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫprǫgъ

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

Equivalent to *sǫ- +‎ *prǫgъ (“shackle, splice”). Analogous to Latin coniūnx m or f (“spouse”) < coniugō (“to unite, to yoke”).

Noun

*sǫprǫ̀gъ m[1]

  1. (literally) yokemate, companion
  2. husband (male spouse)

Declension

Declension of *sǫprǫgъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sǫprǫgъ *sǫprǫga *sǫprǫdzi
genitive *sǫprǫga *sǫprǫgu *sǫprǫgъ
dative *sǫprǫgu *sǫprǫgoma *sǫprǫgomъ
accusative *sǫprǫgъ *sǫprǫga *sǫprǫgy
instrumental *sǫprǫgъmь, *sǫprǫgomь* *sǫprǫgoma *sǫprǫgy
locative *sǫprǫdzě *sǫprǫgu *sǫprǫdzěxъ
vocative *sǫprǫže *sǫprǫga *sǫprǫdzi

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

Derived terms

  • *sǫprǫga (“wife”)
  • *sǫprǫžьskъ (“conjugal”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сѫпрѫгъ (sǫprǫgŭ), супругъ (suprugŭ)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “soprog”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Izhodiščno *sǫprǫ̋gъ”

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “супру́г”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “съпруг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 672
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