Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/rébra

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-ró-m, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“to cover, to roof; rib”); cognate with Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib; reef, ridge”) and Proto-Hellenic *erépʰō (“to cover, provide with a roof”).

Noun

*rébra n

  1. rib

Inflection

Fixed accent.

Declension of *rébra (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *rébra *rébrai *rébrāˀ
accusative *rébra *rébrai *rébrāˀ
genitive *rébrā *rébrāu(ˀ) *rébrōn
locative *rébrai *rébrāu(ˀ) *rébraišu
dative *rébrōi *rébramā(ˀ) *rébramas
instrumental *rébrōˀ *rébramāˀ *rébrōis
vocative *rébra *rébrai *rébrāˀ

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *rebrò (see there for further descendants)
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