Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/éźera

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

  • *áźera (by Rozwadowski's change and in accordance to the Old Prussian and Old East Slavic form)

Etymology

    Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰerom.[1][2] Cognate with Old Armenian եզր (ezr, edge, border, bank), Kamkata-viri āźo, āziu (pond), Waigali azā (pond). Connection to Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn) doubtful.[1][3]

    Noun

    *éźera n[4][5][6]

    1. lake

    Inflection

    Mobile accent.

    Declension of *éźera (o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *eźera *eźerai *eźerāˀ
    accusative *eźera *eźerai *eźerāˀ
    genitive *eźerā *eźerāu(ˀ) *eźerōn
    locative *eźerai *eźerāu(ˀ) *eźeraišu
    dative *eźerōi *eźeramā(ˀ) *eźeramas
    instrumental *eźerōˀ *eźeramāˀ *eźerōis
    vocative *eźera *eźerai *eźerāˀ

    Descendants

    • East Baltic:
      • Latgalian: azars
      • Latvian: ezers
      • Lithuanian: ẽžeras
      • Samogitian: ežers
    • West Baltic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *ȅzero, *ȍzero

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ȅzero; *ȅzerъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 148:*h₁eǵʰ-(e)r-o-
    2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “ezr”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 247-248
    3. ^ Nuova Italia (1972): Conoscenza religiosa, p. 26
    4. ^ Kim, Ronald (2018), “The Phonology of Balto-Slavic”, in Jared S. Klein, Brian Joseph, Matthias Fritz, editors, Handbook of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook[1], Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN
    5. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ȅzero; *ȅzerъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 148:*éźero
    6. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “ežeras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158:*éźero