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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trьvoga
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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 unclear origin; perhaps from *trьvati (“to endure, to evade”) + *-oga[1]. The etymon has also been compared to Russian отва́га (otvága, “bravery”)[2], which is of Germanic origin.
Inflection
Declension of *trьvoga (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *trьvoga | *trьvodzě | *trьvogy |
| Accusative | *trьvogǫ | *trьvodzě | *trьvogy |
| Genitive | *trьvogy | *trьvogu | *trьvogъ |
| Locative | *trьvodzě | *trьvogu | *trьvogasъ, *trьvogaxъ* |
| Dative | *trьvodzě | *trьvogama | *trьvogamъ |
| Instrumental | *trьvogojǫ, *trьvogǭ** | *trьvogama | *trьvogamī |
| Vocative | *trьvogo | *trьvodzě | *trьvogy |
* -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).
Derived terms
- *trьvožiti (“to worry”)
- *trьvožьnъ (“worrisome”)
Descendants
References
- Nilsson, Torbjörn K. “An Old Polish Sound Law and the Etymology of Polish Trwoga and Trwać and Russian Trevóga.” Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics, vol. 112, no. 1, 1999, pp. 143–159
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “тревога”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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