Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/torъ

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-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub, turn). Akin to Ancient Greek τορός, τόρος (torós, tóros).

Noun

*torъ m

  1. paddock, pen
    Synonym: *kotьcь
  2. rut, track
    Synonym: *kolějь (*kolěja)

Inflection

Declension of *torъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *torъ *tora *tori
genitive *tora *toru *torъ
dative *toru *toroma *toromъ
accusative *torъ *tora *tory
instrumental *torъmь, *toromь* *toroma *tory
locative *torě *toru *torěxъ
vocative *tore *tora *tori

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

Derived terms

nouns
  • *tьrka
  • *tьrlo
verbs

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: тор (tor) (obsolete)
    • Ukrainian: тор (tor)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: исторъ (istorŭ), проторъ (protorŭ)
    • Bulgarian: тор (tor)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: то̑р
      Latin script: tȏr
    • Slovene: tòr (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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