ѩтрꙑ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ętry.

Noun

ѩтрꙑ • (jętry) f

1. sister-in-law (brother's wife)
   • from Vita Methodii, 1100600-1100700:

     етеръ дроугъ богатъ зѣло и съвѣтьникъ ожени сѧ коупетрою своѥю, рекъше ꙗтръвью. и много казавъ и оучивъ и оутѣшавъ, не може ѥю развести.

     eterŭ drugŭ bogatŭ zělo i sŭvětĭnikŭ oženi sę kupetroju svojeju, rekŭše jatrŭvĭju. i mnogo kazavŭ i učivŭ i utěšavŭ, ne može jeju razvesti.

     A certain very wealthy friend and councilor of the Prince married his fellow godparent, that is, his brother’s wife. After much explaining, instructing and comforting, Methodius was unable to separate them.

Declension

gen. ѩтръве (jętrŭve)

References

• “ѩтрꙑ”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024