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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьrlogъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from *bьrlati (“to disturb, to burden”) + *-gъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, to carry”). If correct, the original meaning of the term would have been an unnatural structure, perturbation (made by an animal). A similar semantic development is found in *bьrgъ (“landmark, heap”) → (“hut”) (also from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-).
A popular folk-etymology of the term derives it from German Bär (“bear”) + Slavic *logъ (“standpoint”), however, most scholars discard this hypothesis.
Inflection
Declension of *bьrlogъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bьrlogъ | *bьrloga | *bьrlodzi |
| Accusative | *bьrlogъ | *bьrloga | *bьrlogy |
| Genitive | *bьrloga | *bьrlogu | *bьrlogъ |
| Locative | *bьrlodzě | *bьrlogu | *bьrlodzěxъ |
| Dative | *bьrlogu | *bьrlogoma | *bьrlogomъ |
| Instrumental | *bьrlogъmь, *bьrlogomь* | *bьrlogoma | *bьrlogy |
| Vocative | *bьrlože | *bьrloga | *bьrlodzi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “берлога”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bьrlogъ, *bьrloga”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 03, Moscow: Nauka, page 168
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