Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stoborъ

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

Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stábas (pillar) +‎ *-orъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (to stay still). Cognate with Lithuanian stãbaras (post, pole).

Noun

*stoborъ m

  1. column

Inflection

Declension of *stoborъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stoborъ *stobora *stobori
genitive *stobora *stoboru *stoborъ
dative *stoboru *stoboroma *stoboromъ
accusative *stoborъ *stobora *stobory
instrumental *stoborъmь, *stoboromь* *stoboroma *stobory
locative *stoborě *stoboru *stoborěxъ
vocative *stobore *stobora *stobori

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: стобор (stobor) (obsolete)
    • >? Ukrainian: стовбур (stovbur, tree trunk)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “*стобор”, 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), “стобор”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 469
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “steber”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si