Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šipъ

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

Uncertain. Equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) +‎ *-pъ, hence, a possible derivative of Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”). Alternatively, related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšwipáti (“to cast off, to fling”) and Proto-Germanic *swaipaną (“to sweep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-.

Noun

*šipъ m

1. acuminate projection
2. thorn, spike

   → needle

Declension

Declension of *šipъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*šipъ	*šipa	*šipi
genitive	*šipa	*šipu	*šipъ
dative	*šipu	*šipoma	*šipomъ
accusative	*šipъ	*šipa	*šipy
instrumental	*šipъmь, *šipomь*	*šipoma	*šipy
locative	*šipě	*šipu	*šipěxъ
vocative	*šipe	*šipa	*šipi

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

Derived terms

• *šipъka (“rosehip”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: шып (šyp)
  • Russian: шип (šip)
  • Ukrainian: шип (šyp)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: шип (šip)
  • Serbo-Croatian: ши̑п / šȋp
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: šíp
    • Czech: šíp
  • Old Polish: szyp
    • Polish: szyp
  • Slovak: šíp
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: šip
    • Lower Sorbian: šуp

• Non-Slavic:
  • Romanian: șip

References

• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шип”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 412