Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čǫbьrъ
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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]
Etymology[edit]
Presumably to be connected to Ancient Greek θύμβρον (thúmbron), θύμβρα (thúmbra, “savory”), as also Romanian cimbru, Hungarian csombord.
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Reconstruction notes[edit]
South Slavic consistently reflects ǫ, Polish had merged the two nasals, East Slavic suggests ę, however East Slavic can be distrusted for vowel reduction. The Greek connection suggests the former; Romanian again the latter.
The variation of the nasal might have been real and might reflect the beginning merger of Greek /y/ with /i/, or dissemination by various Dark Age languages, the term first spreading south of the Carpathians, and under different conditions beyond.
Noun[edit]
*čǫbьrъ m
Declension[edit]
Declension of *čǫbьrъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čǫbьrъ | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьri |
| genitive | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьru | *čǫbьrъ |
| dative | *čǫbьru | *čǫbьroma | *čǫbьromъ |
| accusative | *čǫbьrъ | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьry |
| instrumental | *čǫbьrъmь, *čǫbьromь* | *čǫbьroma | *čǫbьry |
| locative | *čǫbьrě | *čǫbьru | *čǫbьrěxъ |
| vocative | *čǫbьre | *čǫbьra | *čǫbьri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чабе́р”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress