Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Bělъgordъ

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

• *Bělogordъ

Etymology

Compound of *bělъ (“white”) +‎ *gordъ (“town”).

Proper noun

*Bělъgordъ m

1. literally “white town”

Declension

Declension of *Bělъgordъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Bělъgordъ	*Bělъgorda	*Bělъgordi
genitive	*Bělъgorda	*Bělъgordu	*Bělъgordъ
dative	*Bělъgordu	*Bělъgordoma	*Bělъgordomъ
accusative	*Bělъgordъ	*Bělъgorda	*Bělъgordy
instrumental	*Bělъgordъmь, *Bělъgordomь*	*Bělъgordoma	*Bělъgordy
locative	*Bělъgordě	*Bělъgordu	*Bělъgorděxъ
vocative	*Bělъgorde	*Bělъgorda	*Bělъgordi

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

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: Бѣлъгородъ (Bělŭgorodŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: Бѣлгородъ (Bělhorod)
      • Belarusian: Бе́лгарад (Bjélharad)
      • Ukrainian: Бі́лгород (Bílhorod)
    • Russian: Бе́лгород (Bélgorod)
      • → Ukrainian: Бє́лґород (Bjélgorod)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: Бѣлъградъ (Bělŭgradŭ)

    Glagolitic script: Ⰱⱑⰾⱏⰳⱃⰰⰴⱏ (Bělŭgradŭ)

  • Bulgarian: Бе́лград (Bélgrad)
  • Macedonian: Бе́лград (Bélgrad)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: Бе̏оград, Био̀град

    Latin script: Bȅograd, Biògrad

  • → Romanian: Bălgrad
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: Bělohrad
  • Kashubian: Białogard