Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krikъ

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *kreik-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hraigrô (heron), Welsh crëyr (heron), Ancient Greek κρίζω (krízō, to creak, screech), Latvian krikа (laughing).

    Noun

    *krȋkъ m

    1. cry, scream

    Declension

    Declension of *krȋkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *krȋkъ *krȋka *krȋci
    genitive *krȋka *krikù *krĩkъ
    dative *krȋku *krikomà *krikòmъ
    accusative *krȋkъ *krȋka *krȋky
    instrumental *krȋkъmь, *krȋkomь* *krikomà *kriký
    locative *krȋcě *krikù *kricě̃xъ
    vocative *kriče *krȋka *krȋci

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: крикъ (krikŭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Cyrillic: крикъ (krikŭ)
      • Macedonian: крик (krik)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: кри̑к
        Latin script: krȋk
      • Slovene: krȋk (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    References

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