Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sormъ

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-Balto-Slavic *śarmas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(H)- (pain, harm). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *harmaz (harm), Persian شرم (šarm, shame). Probably further akin to Latvian sērmelis (terror).

Formally comparable with Lithuanian šarmá (hoarfrost), but uncertain if related.

Noun

*sȏrmъ m[1][2]

  1. shame

Declension

Declension of *sȏrmъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *sȏrmъ *sȏrma *sȏrmi
genitive *sȏrma *sormù *sõrmъ
dative *sȏrmu *sormomà *sormòmъ
accusative *sȏrmъ *sȏrma *sȏrmy
instrumental *sȏrmъmь, *sȏrmomь* *sormomà *sormý
locative *sȏrmě *sormù *sormě̃xъ
vocative *sorme *sȏrma *sȏrmi

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

Derived terms

  • *sormiti (to ashame)
    • *sormežь, *sorměžь (ashamement)
  • *sormьje (disgrace)
  • *sormьnъ (shameful)
  • *sormota (disgrace)
  • *sormovati (to cause shame)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: соромъ (soromŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech:
    • Slovak:
    • Old Polish: srom
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сором”, 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), “срам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 408
  • šarma”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sormъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c skændsel (PR 137; RPT 105)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “sram”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *sȏrmъ