Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorovitъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *xorъ (“dark, black”) + *-ovitъ.
Adjective
*xorovitъ[1]
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xorovitъ | *xorovita | *xorovito |
| genitive | *xorovita | *xorovity | *xorovita |
| dative | *xorovitu | *xorovitě | *xorovitu |
| accusative | *xorovitъ | *xorovitǫ | *xorovito |
| instrumental | *xorovitomь | *xorovitojǫ | *xorovitomь |
| locative | *xorovitě | *xorovitě | *xorovitě |
| vocative | *xorovite | *xorovito | *xorovito |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *xorovita | *xorovitě | *xorovitě |
| genitive | *xorovitu | *xorovitu | *xorovitu |
| dative | *xorovitoma | *xorovitama | *xorovitoma |
| accusative | *xorovita | *xorovitě | *xorovitě |
| instrumental | *xorovitoma | *xorovitama | *xorovitoma |
| locative | *xorovitu | *xorovitu | *xorovitu |
| vocative | *xorovita | *xorovitě | *xorovitě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *xoroviti | *xorovity | *xorovita |
| genitive | *xorovitъ | *xorovitъ | *xorovitъ |
| dative | *xorovitomъ | *xorovitamъ | *xorovitomъ |
| accusative | *xorovity | *xorovity | *xorovita |
| instrumental | *xorovity | *xorovitami | *xorovity |
| locative | *xorovitěxъ | *xorovitaxъ | *xorovitěxъ |
| vocative | *xoroviti | *xorovity | *xorovita |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xorovitъjь | *xorovitaja | *xorovitoje |
| genitive | *xorovitajego | *xorovityję̇ | *xorovitajego |
| dative | *xorovitujemu | *xorovitěji | *xorovitujemu |
| accusative | *xorovitъjь | *xorovitǫjǫ | *xorovitoje |
| instrumental | *xorovityjimь | *xorovitǫjǫ | *xorovityjimь |
| locative | *xorovitějemь | *xorovitěji | *xorovitějemь |
| vocative | *xorovitъjь | *xorovitaja | *xorovitoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *xorovitaja | *xorovitěji | *xorovitěji |
| genitive | *xorovituju | *xorovituju | *xorovituju |
| dative | *xorovityjima | *xorovityjima | *xorovityjima |
| accusative | *xorovitaja | *xorovitěji | *xorovitěji |
| instrumental | *xorovityjima | *xorovityjima | *xorovityjima |
| locative | *xorovituju | *xorovituju | *xorovituju |
| vocative | *xorovitaja | *xorovitěji | *xorovitěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *xorovitiji | *xorovityję̇ | *xorovitaja |
| genitive | *xorovitъjixъ | *xorovitъjixъ | *xorovitъjixъ |
| dative | *xorovityjimъ | *xorovityjimъ | *xorovityjimъ |
| accusative | *xorovityję̇ | *xorovityję̇ | *xorovitaja |
| instrumental | *xorovityjimi | *xorovityjimi | *xorovityjimi |
| locative | *xorovityjixъ | *xorovityjixъ | *xorovityjixъ |
| vocative | *xorovitiji | *xorovityję̇ | *xorovitaja |
Related terms
- *xarъ (“gloomy, dark; dilapidated, shabby”)
- *xorъ (“dark, black”)
- *xorostь (“beauty, pleasantness; convenience”)
- *xoroščьnъ (“beautiful; good”)
- *xorxoriti (“to brag, show off; to be defiant”)
- *xorostь (“beauty, pleasantness; convenience”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *хоровитъ (*xorovitŭ)
- Russian: (dialectal) хоро́витый (xoróvityj, “beautiful; kind, fine”)
- Old East Slavic: *хоровитъ (*xorovitŭ)
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xorovitъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 81
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1973) “хоро́витый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 264