стръи

Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjь. Cognate with Old East Slavic стръи (strŷi), стрꙑи (stryi), Old Novgorodian стръи (strŷi), Old Ruthenian стрый (stryj).

Noun

стръи (strŷi) m (Serbian Church Slavonic)

1. uncle

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

• ⱄⱅⱃⱏⰻ (strŷi) — Glagolitic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *stru-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *struyós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *strujas

Proto-Slavic *strъjь

Old Novgorodian стръи (strŷi)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjь. First attested in c. 1045 ‒ early 12th century. Cognate with Old East Slavic стрꙑи (stryi), стръи (strŷi), Old Ruthenian стрый (stryj), dialectal Ukrainian стрий (stryj), Polish stryj.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: стръи

Noun

стръи • (strŷi) m

1. paternal uncle

Derived terms

(proper nouns):

• Стръи m (Strŷi) (given name)
• Стръшько m (Strŭšĭko) (given name)
• Стръѥнѣге m (Strŷjeněge) (given name)

See also

Old Novgorodian family terms

роде (rode, “family”)	male	female
parent	отьць (otĭćĭ), батько (batĭko, “father”)	мати (mati, “mother”)
sibling	брате (brate, “brother”)	сестра (sestra, “sister”)
child	сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”)	дъци (dŭći, “daughter”)
grandparent	дѣде (děde, “grandfather”)	баба (baba, “grandmother”)
grandchild	въноуке (vŭnuke, “grandson”)	? (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*отьцимъ (*otĭćimŭ, “stepfather”)	*мацеха (*maćexa, “stepmother”)
parents' sibling	дꙗдꙗ (djadja, “parents' uncle”) стръи (strŷi, “paternal uncle”), *оуи (*ui, “maternal uncle”)	тетька (tetĭka, “parents' aunt”)
spouse	мѫжь (mǫžĭ, “husband”)	жона (žona, “wife”)
parent of wife	тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”)	? (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	свекре (svekre, “father-in-law (husband's father)”)	? (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
spouse of child	ꙁѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)