Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъtorъ

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

Proto-Slavic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *dъva
    Ordinal: *vъtorъ
    Adverbial: *dъva šьdy, *dъvojьťi, *dъva kortь
    Multiplier: *dъvojakъ, *dъvojьnъ, *dъva kortьnъ, *dъvogubъ
    Collective: *dъvojь
    Fractional: *polъ, *polovina

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *witaras, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)witoros. Cognate with Sanskrit वितरम् (vitarám, again, further), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨 (vītarəm, further).[1]

Alternatively (though not preferred by Derksen), from an older *vъntorъ (where the first part comes from Proto-Slavic *vъn), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ántaras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros. In this case, cognate with Latvian otrs, Lithuanian añtras, añtaras (dialectal), Old Prussian antars.

Adjective

*vъtorъ

  1. second, secondary

Declension

Indefinite declension of *vъtorъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vъtorъ *vъtora *vъtoro
genitive *vъtora *vъtory *vъtora
dative *vъtoru *vъtorě *vъtoru
accusative *vъtorъ *vъtorǫ *vъtoro
instrumental *vъtoromь *vъtorojǫ *vъtoromь
locative *vъtorě *vъtorě *vъtorě
vocative *vъtore *vъtoro *vъtoro
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vъtora *vъtorě *vъtorě
genitive *vъtoru *vъtoru *vъtoru
dative *vъtoroma *vъtorama *vъtoroma
accusative *vъtora *vъtorě *vъtorě
instrumental *vъtoroma *vъtorama *vъtoroma
locative *vъtoru *vъtoru *vъtoru
vocative *vъtora *vъtorě *vъtorě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vъtori *vъtory *vъtora
genitive *vъtorъ *vъtorъ *vъtorъ
dative *vъtoromъ *vъtoramъ *vъtoromъ
accusative *vъtory *vъtory *vъtora
instrumental *vъtory *vъtorami *vъtory
locative *vъtorěxъ *vъtoraxъ *vъtorěxъ
vocative *vъtori *vъtory *vъtora
Definite declension of *vъtorъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vъtorъjь *vъtoraja *vъtoroje
genitive *vъtorajego *vъtoryję̇ *vъtorajego
dative *vъtorujemu *vъtorěji *vъtorujemu
accusative *vъtorъjь *vъtorǫjǫ *vъtoroje
instrumental *vъtoryjimь *vъtorǫjǫ *vъtoryjimь
locative *vъtorějemь *vъtorěji *vъtorějemь
vocative *vъtorъjь *vъtoraja *vъtoroje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vъtoraja *vъtorěji *vъtorěji
genitive *vъtoruju *vъtoruju *vъtoruju
dative *vъtoryjima *vъtoryjima *vъtoryjima
accusative *vъtoraja *vъtorěji *vъtorěji
instrumental *vъtoryjima *vъtoryjima *vъtoryjima
locative *vъtoruju *vъtoruju *vъtoruju
vocative *vъtoraja *vъtorěji *vъtorěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vъtoriji *vъtoryję̇ *vъtoraja
genitive *vъtorъjixъ *vъtorъjixъ *vъtorъjixъ
dative *vъtoryjimъ *vъtoryjimъ *vъtoryjimъ
accusative *vъtoryję̇ *vъtoryję̇ *vъtoraja
instrumental *vъtoryjimi *vъtoryjimi *vъtoryjimi
locative *vъtoryjixъ *vъtoryjixъ *vъtoryjixъ
vocative *vъtoriji *vъtoryję̇ *vъtoraja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: въторъ (vŭtorŭ)
    • Old Novgorodian: *въторе (*vŭtore)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: въторъ (vŭtorŭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰲⱏⱅⱁⱃⱏ (vŭtorŭ)
    • Bulgarian: вто́ри (vtóri)
    • Macedonian: втор (vtor)
    • Slovene: vtóri (tonal orthography)
    • Serbo-Croatian: utorak
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vъtorъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 532

Further reading

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