Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zьrkadlo

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *zьrkati +‎ *-dlo, the former component related to *zьrěti (“to observe, look at”).

Noun

*zьrkadlo n

  1. mirror, looking-glass

Declension

Declension of *zьrkadlo (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zьrkadlo *zьrkadlě *zьrkadla
genitive *zьrkadla *zьrkadlu *zьrkadlъ
dative *zьrkadlu *zьrkadloma *zьrkadlomъ
accusative *zьrkadlo *zьrkadlě *zьrkadla
instrumental *zьrkadlъmь, *zьrkadlomь* *zьrkadloma *zьrkadly
locative *zьrkadlě *zьrkadlu *zьrkadlěxъ
vocative *zьrkadlo *zьrkadlě *zьrkadla

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: зе́ркало (zérkalo)
    • Russian: зе́ркало (zérkalo)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: зърка́ло (zǎrkálo) (obsolete)
    • Slovene: zŕkalo, zrkálo (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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