Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zamъkъ

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

From *za- (“for”) +‎ *mъkъ, action noun of Proto-Slavic *zamъknǫti (“to pull up, to drag”), related to *mъknǫti (“to move”).[1]

In most modern languages, the descendant of this lemma conveys the meaning castle, which is a late calque of German Schloss, itself a calque of Latin clūsa.

Noun

*zamъkъ m

  1. lock
    Synonym: *bьrava
  2. snare, knot (that locks)

Alternative forms

  • *zamъka f

Declension

Declension of *zamъkъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zamъkъ *zamъka *zamъci
genitive *zamъka *zamъku *zamъkъ
dative *zamъku *zamъkoma *zamъkomъ
accusative *zamъkъ *zamъka *zamъky
instrumental *zamъkъmь, *zamъkomь* *zamъkoma *zamъky
locative *zamъcě *zamъku *zamъcěxъ
vocative *zamъče *zamъka *zamъci

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

  • *primъka (“snare, loop”)
  • *promъka (“thread”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: замъкъ (zamŭkŭ)
    • Old Novgorodian: ꙁамъке (zamŭke)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: за́мек (zámek) (dialectal, dated)
    • Macedonian: замка (zamka)
    • ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: за̑мка
      Latin script: zȃmka
    • ⇒ Slovene: zȃnka (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “zamek”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “замок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “замек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 597
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “замък¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 599
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