Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skъrbiti

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

BER compares it with *ščьrba, *uščьrbъ. Cf. also Lithuanian skurbti.

Verb

*skъrbiti

  1. to be wretched
  2. to sorrow

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: скорби́ть (skorbítʹ) (obsolete)
    • Ukrainian: скорбі́ти (skorbíty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скърбя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 819