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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьrtъ

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

Fossilized t-participle of *dьrati (to tear) + *-tъ.

Adjective

*dьrtъ

  1. ragged, ratty
  2. old

Declension

Derived terms

  • *dьrtěti (to degrade, to ripen)
  • *dьrtina (old age)
  • *dьrtostь (raginess, shabby state)
  • *dьrtakъ (geezer)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: дърт (dǎrt)
    • Macedonian: дрт (drt)

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дърт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 465
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