Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pravьda

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 *pravъ +‎ *-ьda.[1]

    Noun

    *pràvьda f[1][2]

    1. truth
    2. justice
      Synonym: *pravyni
      Antonym: *krivьda

    Declension

    Declension of *pravьda (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pravьda *pravьdě *pravьdy
    genitive *pravьdy *pravьdu *pravьdъ
    dative *pravьdě *pravьdama *pravьdamъ
    accusative *pravьdǫ *pravьdě *pravьdy
    instrumental *pravьdojǫ, *pravьdǭ** *pravьdama *pravьdamī
    locative *pravьdě *pravьdu *pravьdasъ, *pravьdaxъ*
    vocative *pravьdo *pravьdě *pravьdy

    * -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
    ** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

    Derived terms

    • *nepravьda (“injustice”)
    • *opravьdati (“to justify, to give justice”)
    • *pravьdina (“justice”)
    • *pravьdivъ (“authentic, true”)
    • *pravьdьnъ (“righteous”)
      • *pravьdьnostь (“righteousness”)

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “правда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “правда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 581

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Snoj, Marko (2016), “pravda”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *pra̋vьda”
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “pravьda pravьdy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 73)”
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