Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kortъkъ

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

    From *kõrtъ (instance, occurence) +‎ *-ъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kártas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd-, *(s)kert- (short) + *-kъ. Related to Latin curtus, Proto-Germanic *skurtaz and English curt.

    Adjective

    *kortъ̀kъ[1]

    1. short

    Declension

    Indefinite declension of *kortъkъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kortъkъ *kortъka *kortъko
    genitive *kortъka *kortъky *kortъka
    dative *kortъku *kortъcě *kortъku
    accusative *kortъkъ *kortъkǫ *kortъko
    instrumental *kortъkomь *kortъkojǫ *kortъkomь
    locative *kortъcě *kortъcě *kortъcě
    vocative *kortъče *kortъko *kortъko
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kortъka *kortъcě *kortъcě
    genitive *kortъku *kortъku *kortъku
    dative *kortъkoma *kortъkama *kortъkoma
    accusative *kortъka *kortъcě *kortъcě
    instrumental *kortъkoma *kortъkama *kortъkoma
    locative *kortъku *kortъku *kortъku
    vocative *kortъka *kortъcě *kortъcě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kortъci *kortъky *kortъka
    genitive *kortъkъ *kortъkъ *kortъkъ
    dative *kortъkomъ *kortъkamъ *kortъkomъ
    accusative *kortъky *kortъky *kortъka
    instrumental *kortъky *kortъkami *kortъky
    locative *kortъcěxъ *kortъkaxъ *kortъcěxъ
    vocative *kortъci *kortъky *kortъka
    Definite declension of *kortъkъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kortъkъjь *kortъkaja *kortъkoje
    genitive *kortъkajego *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkajego
    dative *kortъkujemu *kortъcěji *kortъkujemu
    accusative *kortъkъjь *kortъkǫjǫ *kortъkoje
    instrumental *kortъkyjimь *kortъkǫjǫ *kortъkyjimь
    locative *kortъcějemь *kortъcěji *kortъcějemь
    vocative *kortъkъjь *kortъkaja *kortъkoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kortъkaja *kortъcěji *kortъcěji
    genitive *kortъkuju *kortъkuju *kortъkuju
    dative *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima
    accusative *kortъkaja *kortъcěji *kortъcěji
    instrumental *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima *kortъkyjima
    locative *kortъkuju *kortъkuju *kortъkuju
    vocative *kortъkaja *kortъcěji *kortъcěji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kortъciji *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkaja
    genitive *kortъkъjixъ *kortъkъjixъ *kortъkъjixъ
    dative *kortъkyjimъ *kortъkyjimъ *kortъkyjimъ
    accusative *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkaja
    instrumental *kortъkyjimi *kortъkyjimi *kortъkyjimi
    locative *kortъkyjixъ *kortъkyjixъ *kortъkyjixъ
    vocative *kortъciji *kortъkyję̇ *kortъkaja

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “коро́ткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kortъ̀kъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236:adj. o (b) ‘short’