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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ortь

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-Indo-European *h₃er- (to stir, rise)[1] + *-tь. Compare Latvian errueties (get angry).

Other Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek ἔρις (éris, quarrel), ἐρίζω (erízō, to challenge, to dispute) and Sanskrit ऋति (ṛti, attack).

Noun

*ortь f[1]

  1. war, battle
    Synonyms: *bitva, *bitъka, *vojьna

Declension

Derived terms

  • *ortiti (to battle)
    • *ortišče (spear, skewer)
  • *ortovati (to fight, to stand for)
  • *ortьnъ (combatant)
    • *ortьnikъ (warrior)
  • *ernь (malice)
  • *ertь (contest)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: раць (racʹ)
    • Russian: рать (ratʹ)
    • Ukrainian: рать (ratʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: рать (ratĭ)
      Glagolitic: ⱃⰰⱅⱐ (ratĭ)
    • Bulgarian: рат (rat)
    • Macedonian: рат (rat)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: ра̏т
      Latin: rȁt
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: rať

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ortь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 376: “f. i ‘war, battle’”
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