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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krǫtъ

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

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krantás (sheer, precipitous), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to bend, to crook) + *-ǫtъ. Substantivized as Lithuanian krañtas (bank, shore), dial. Latvian krañts (edge, bank) within Baltic (cf. derivative Old East Slavic крꙋча (kruča, steep, precipice) < *krǫťa).

Adjective

*krǫ̑tъ[1][2][3]

  1. winding, steep, abrupt (of shape)
    Synonyms: *prikrъ, *strьmъ
  2. (by abstraction) severe, harsh (of condition)

Declension

Derived terms

  • *krǫtiti (to turn, to twist), *krǫtati (to kink, to crook; to harshen)
    • *krǫtа (resultant noun)
    • *krǫticа (kinky structure (forest, decoration, tie))
  • *krǫtina, *krǫtizna, *krǫtostь (abstract nouns)
  • *krǫťa (cliff, steep) (in East Slavic)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: крꙋтꙑи (krutyi)
      • Middle Russian: крутой (krutoj)
      • Old Ruthenian: крутый (krutyj)[4]
        • Belarusian: круты́ (krutý); круты́й (krutýj) (dialectal)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: круты́й (krutŷ́j)
        • Ukrainian: крути́й (krutýj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: крѫтъ (krǫtŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰽⱃⱘⱅⱏ (krǫtŭ)
    • Bulgarian: крут (krut, sharp, coarse) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: крут (krut)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: кру̑т
      Latin script: krȗt
      • Slovene: krȗt (standard)
    • Slovene: krọ̑t (obsolete)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: krutý
    • Old Polish: kręty
      • Polish: kręty; kryͤnti (dialectal)
    • Slovak: krutý
    • Slovincian: krąti, krątḯ
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: kšutу
      • Upper Sorbian: kruty

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), круто́й”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), *krǫtъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 33
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), круты́”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), крут”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 29
  • krantas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), *krǫ̑tъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 252: “adj. o (c)”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), krǫtъ krǫta krǫto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c stejl, voldsom (SA 109, 188; PR 138)”
  3. Snoj, Marko (2016), krut”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *krǫ̑tъ”
  4. Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), крутый”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 186
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