Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *stāˀras, from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s.[1] Morphologically *stati + *-rъ.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian stóras (“thick, fat”).
Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *stōraz, Sanskrit स्थिर (sthira).
Adjective
*stàrъ (comparative *starějь)
Inflection
Accent paradigm a.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *starъ | *stara | *staro |
| genitive | *stara | *stary | *stara |
| dative | *staru | *starě | *staru |
| accusative | *starъ | *starǫ | *staro |
| instrumental | *staromь | *starojǫ | *staromь |
| locative | *starě | *starě | *starě |
| vocative | *stare | *staro | *staro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *stara | *starě | *starě |
| genitive | *staru | *staru | *staru |
| dative | *staroma | *starama | *staroma |
| accusative | *stara | *starě | *starě |
| instrumental | *staroma | *starama | *staroma |
| locative | *staru | *staru | *staru |
| vocative | *stara | *starě | *starě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *stari | *stary | *stara |
| genitive | *starъ | *starъ | *starъ |
| dative | *staromъ | *staramъ | *staromъ |
| accusative | *stary | *stary | *stara |
| instrumental | *stary | *starami | *stary |
| locative | *starěxъ | *staraxъ | *starěxъ |
| vocative | *stari | *stary | *stara |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *starъjь | *staraja | *staroje |
| genitive | *starajego | *staryję̇ | *starajego |
| dative | *starujemu | *starěji | *starujemu |
| accusative | *starъjь | *starǫjǫ | *staroje |
| instrumental | *staryjimь | *starǫjǫ | *staryjimь |
| locative | *starějemь | *starěji | *starějemь |
| vocative | *starъjь | *staraja | *staroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *staraja | *starěji | *starěji |
| genitive | *staruju | *staruju | *staruju |
| dative | *staryjima | *staryjima | *staryjima |
| accusative | *staraja | *starěji | *starěji |
| instrumental | *staryjima | *staryjima | *staryjima |
| locative | *staruju | *staruju | *staruju |
| vocative | *staraja | *starěji | *starěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *stariji | *staryję̇ | *staraja |
| genitive | *starъjixъ | *starъjixъ | *starъjixъ |
| dative | *staryjimъ | *staryjimъ | *staryjimъ |
| accusative | *staryję̇ | *staryję̇ | *staraja |
| instrumental | *staryjimi | *staryjimi | *staryjimi |
| locative | *staryjixъ | *staryjixъ | *staryjixъ |
| vocative | *stariji | *staryję̇ | *staraja |
Derived terms
- *starьcь m (“old man”), *starica f (“old woman”)
- *starěti (“to grow old”)
- *starostь (“anility, state of being old”)
- *starokъ (“veteran, elderly”)
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂- (0 c, 12 e)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “старый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “старый”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 199
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “старый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*starъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465