Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorǫgy

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

Сompare with Mongolian өрүнгө (örüngö), өрүнга (örünga, sign, banner, flag) and Kalmyk өрңга (örñga).

Noun

*xorǫgy f

  1. banner

Declension

Declension of *xorǫgy (hard v-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *xorǫgy *xorǫgъvi *xorǫgъvi
genitive *xorǫgъve *xorǫgъvu *xorǫgъvъ
dative *xorǫgъvi *xorǫgъvьma, *xorǫgъvama* *xorǫgъvьmъ, *xorǫgъvamъ*
accusative *xorǫgъvь *xorǫgъvi *xorǫgъvi
instrumental *xorǫgъvьjǫ, *xorǫgъvľǭ** *xorǫgъvьma, *xorǫgъvama* *xorǫgъvьmī, *xorǫgъvamī*
locative *xorǫgъve *xorǫgъvu *xorǫgъvьxъ, *xorǫgъvaxъ*
vocative *xorǫgy *xorǫgъvi *xorǫgъvi

* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хору́г(о)вь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xorǫgy/-ъve”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 81