Nierozpoznane collectivum w językach tocharskich: toch. A pratri ‘bracia’

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Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Lenkų kalba / Polish
Title:
Nierozpoznane collectivum w językach tocharskich: toch. A pratri ‘bracia’
Alternative Title:
Unrecognized collective noun in the Tocharian languages: toch. A pratri ‘brothers’
Authors:
Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz
In the Journal:
Roczniki Humanistyczne, 2016, 64, 9, 119-133
Subject Category:
LT
Indoeuropiečių kalbos / Indo-European languages; Kalbos dalys. Morfologija / Morphology; Slavų kalbos / Slavic languages.
Summary / Abstract:

ENThe interpretation of Tocharian A pratri ‘brothers’ is highly controversial. Some re-searchers interpret it as the nominative dual of the East Tocharian noun pracar (m.) ‘brother’ (= Toch. B procer), others as an irregular form of the nominative plural, and yet others suggest that the form in question should be treated as a scribal error. The present author demonstrates that the collective noun *bhrātriyā (f. coll.) ‘brotherhood’ is securely attested in the Indo-European languages, cf. Attic Greek φρᾱτρίᾱ, dial. φᾱτρίᾱ (f.) ‘brotherhood; people of kindred race, tribe, clan’; Lithuanian brotìja (f.) ‘circle of the most faithful friends’; Old Slovenian bratria, Old Chakavian bratrja, Old Russian братрия (f. coll.) ‘brotherhood’, Old Polish (rarely) bratrza (f. coll.) ‘brotherhood, brothers’ (

DOI:
10.18290/rh.2016.64.9-6
ISSN:
2544-5200
Subject:
Kalbotyra / Linguistics
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2026-02-25 13:50:30
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