Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьrkъ

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

Related to *mьrknǫti.

Adjective

*mьrkъ[1][2]

  1. dark

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *mьrkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrkъ *mьrka *mьrko
genitive *mьrka *mьrky *mьrka
dative *mьrku *mьrcě *mьrku
accusative *mьrkъ *mьrkǫ *mьrko
instrumental *mьrkomь *mьrkojǫ *mьrkomь
locative *mьrcě *mьrcě *mьrcě
vocative *mьrče *mьrko *mьrko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrka *mьrcě *mьrcě
genitive *mьrku *mьrku *mьrku
dative *mьrkoma *mьrkama *mьrkoma
accusative *mьrka *mьrcě *mьrcě
instrumental *mьrkoma *mьrkama *mьrkoma
locative *mьrku *mьrku *mьrku
vocative *mьrka *mьrcě *mьrcě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrci *mьrky *mьrka
genitive *mьrkъ *mьrkъ *mьrkъ
dative *mьrkomъ *mьrkamъ *mьrkomъ
accusative *mьrky *mьrky *mьrka
instrumental *mьrky *mьrkami *mьrky
locative *mьrcěxъ *mьrkaxъ *mьrcěxъ
vocative *mьrci *mьrky *mьrka
Definite declension of *mьrkъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrkъjь *mьrkaja *mьrkoje
genitive *mьrkajego *mьrkyję̇ *mьrkajego
dative *mьrkujemu *mьrcěji *mьrkujemu
accusative *mьrkъjь *mьrkǫjǫ *mьrkoje
instrumental *mьrkyjimь *mьrkǫjǫ *mьrkyjimь
locative *mьrcějemь *mьrcěji *mьrcějemь
vocative *mьrkъjь *mьrkaja *mьrkoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrkaja *mьrcěji *mьrcěji
genitive *mьrkuju *mьrkuju *mьrkuju
dative *mьrkyjima *mьrkyjima *mьrkyjima
accusative *mьrkaja *mьrcěji *mьrcěji
instrumental *mьrkyjima *mьrkyjima *mьrkyjima
locative *mьrkuju *mьrkuju *mьrkuju
vocative *mьrkaja *mьrcěji *mьrcěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mьrciji *mьrkyję̇ *mьrkaja
genitive *mьrkъjixъ *mьrkъjixъ *mьrkъjixъ
dative *mьrkyjimъ *mьrkyjimъ *mьrkyjimъ
accusative *mьrkyję̇ *mьrkyję̇ *mьrkaja
instrumental *mьrkyjimi *mьrkyjimi *mьrkyjimi
locative *mьrkyjixъ *mьrkyjixъ *mьrkyjixъ
vocative *mьrciji *mьrkyję̇ *mьrkaja

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: мрък (mrǎk) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: мрк (mrk)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мр̏к
      Latin script: mȑk
  • West Slavic:
    • Slovak: mrký (dialectal?)

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mьrkъ II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 344:adj. ‘dark’
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьrkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 137