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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)pasьnъ

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

From *o(b)pasъ (alert, heed) + *-ьnъ, from *o(b)pasti (to attend, to overwatch), from *o(b)- + *pasti (to pasture; to herd).

Adjective

*o(b)pasьnъ

  1. circumspect, vigilant, wary, attentive
    Synonyms: *motrъ, *bъditeľьnъ, *ostoržьnъ
  2. (abstract) dangerous, threatening (requiring attention, alertness)
    Synonym: *nevarьnъ

Declension

Derived terms

  • *bezo(b)pasьnъ (safe, sacure)
  • *o(b)pasьnostь (dangerous situation)
  • *o(b)pasati (sę) (to apprehend, to fear)
    • *o(b)pasivъ, *o(b)pasьlivъ (wary, cautious)
    • *o(b)pasъka (attention)
  • *sъpasъ (guard, protector)
    • *sъpasiti (to save)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: опаснꙑи (opasnyi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: опасьнъ (opasĭnŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⱁⱂⰰⱄⱐⱀⱏ (opasĭnŭ)
    • Macedonian: опасен (opasen)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: о̏па̄сан
      Latin script: ȍpāsan
    • Slovene: opásən (tonal orthography) (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2001), “*obpasьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 28 (*oblězti – *obpovědanьje), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 166
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “опа́сный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “опас²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 896
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