Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zьrkadlo
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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[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *zьrkati + *-dlo, the former component related to *zьrěti (“to observe, look at”).
Noun[edit]
*zьrkadlo n
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: зърка́ло (zǎrkálo) (obsolete)
- Slovene: zŕkalo, zrkálo (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зе́ркало”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress