Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bukъ

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 1

  • Of onomatopoeic origin.

    Noun

    *bukъ m

    1. echo, noise of splashing water
    Alternative forms
    • *buka f
    Declension
    Declension of *bukъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bukъ *buka *buci
    genitive *buka *buku *bukъ
    dative *buku *bukoma *bukomъ
    accusative *bukъ *buka *buky
    instrumental *bukъmь, *bukomь* *bukoma *buky
    locative *bucě *buku *bucěxъ
    vocative *buče *buka *buci

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

    • *bukati
    • *bučiti
    Descendants
    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: бꙋкъ (bukŭ)
        • Russian: бук (buk) (dialectal)
    • South Slavic:
      • Bulgarian: бук (buk, bang) (dialectal)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: бу̑к
        Latin script: bȗk
      • Slovene: bȗk (dialectal)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bukъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 91

    Etymology 2

  • Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bōkō (beech), with a secondary gender change, perhaps in analogy with the native terms Proto-Slavic *dǫbъ (oak), *grabrъ (hornbeam), *klenъ (maple). Probably from a West Germanic source[1].

    Noun

    *bukъ m[1]

    1. beech
    Declension
    Declension of *bukъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bukъ *bùka *bùci
    genitive *bùka *bùku *bùkъ
    dative *bùku *bùkoma *bùkomъ
    accusative *bukъ *bùka *bùky
    instrumental *bùkъmь, *bùkomь* *bùkoma *bùkȳ
    locative *bùcě *bùku *bùcě̄xъ
    vocative *bùče *bùka *bùci

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

    Derived terms
    • *bukovъ
      • *bukovica (beech wood)
      • *bukovina (beech forest)
    • *buky (letter (sg.); documents (pl.))
    • *bukařь (book maker)
    Descendants
    • East Slavic:
    • South Slavic:
      • Bulgarian: бук (buk)
      • Macedonian: бук (buk)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: бу̏к (archaic)
        Latin script: bȕk (archaic)
    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: buk
      • Kashubian: bùk
      • Polabian: bauk
      • Polish: buk
      • Slovak: buk
      • Slovincian: búk
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: buk
        • Lower Sorbian: buk

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bukъ I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 90
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бук”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 87
    • bukas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Pronk-Tiethoff, Saskia E. (2013), The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic[1], Amsterdam - New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 75