Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/rébra

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

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-ró-m, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (to cover, to roof; rib); cognate with Proto-Germanic *ribją (rib; reef, ridge) and Proto-Hellenic *erépʰō (to cover, provide with a roof).

    Noun

    *rébra n

    1. rib

    Inflection

    Fixed accent.

    Declension of *rébra (o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *rébra *rébrai *rébrāˀ
    accusative *rébra *rébrai *rébrāˀ
    genitive *rébrā *rébrāu(ˀ) *rébrōn
    locative *rébrai *rébrāu(ˀ) *rébraišu
    dative *rébrōi *rébramā(ˀ) *rébramas
    instrumental *rébrōˀ *rébramāˀ *rébrōis
    vocative *rébra *rébrai *rébrāˀ

    Descendants

    • Proto-Slavic: *rebrò (see there for further descendants)