Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trepetъ

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

Probably, related to *trepati.

Noun

*trepetъ m

  1. quiver?, tremble?
  2. fear?

Declension

Declension of *trepetъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *trepetъ *trepeta *trepeti
genitive *trepeta *trepetu *trepetъ
dative *trepetu *trepetoma *trepetomъ
accusative *trepetъ *trepeta *trepety
instrumental *trepetъmь, *trepetomь* *trepetoma *trepety
locative *trepetě *trepetu *trepetěxъ
vocative *trepete *trepeta *trepeti

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: трепетъ (trepetŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: trzpiot
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: třepjet, třероt

Further reading

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