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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/klopotъ

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

Alternative reconstructions
  • *klopota

Etymology

From *klopъ (“knock! tap!”) +‎ *-otъ, or deverbal from *klopati (“to tap”), *klopotati, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*klopotъ m[1]

  1. clatter, tumult, noise
    1. → anxiety
      1. → worry, anguish

Declension
Declension of *klopotъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *klopotъ *klopota *klopoti
genitive *klopota *klopotu *klopotъ
dative *klopotu *klopotoma *klopotomъ
accusative *klopotъ *klopota *klopoty
instrumental *klopotъmь, *klopotomь* *klopotoma *klopoty
locative *klopotě *klopotu *klopotěxъ
vocative *klopote *klopota *klopoti
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: клопотъ (klopotŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: клопотъ (klopotŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰽⰾⱁⱂⱁⱅⱏ (klopotŭ)
      • → Romanian: clopot (“bell”)
    • Bulgarian: кло́пот (klópot), кло́пут (klóput) (dialectal)
    • Slovene: klopòt (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klopotъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 70

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клопота́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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