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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gromada
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂gr-om-, from *h₂ger-. Cognate with Lithuanian grùmulas (“lump”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas (“village, town, community”).
Declension
Declension of *gromada (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *gromada | *gromadě | *gromady |
| Accusative | *gromadǫ | *gromadě | *gromady |
| Genitive | *gromady | *gromadu | *gromadъ |
| Locative | *gromadě | *gromadu | *gromadasъ, *gromadaxъ* |
| Dative | *gromadě | *gromadama | *gromadamъ |
| Instrumental | *gromadojǫ, *gromadǫ** | *gromadama | *gromadami |
| Vocative | *gromado | *gromadě | *gromady |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*gromada”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190: “f. ā ‘heap, pile’”
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