Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/(s)kvьrъ
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of onomatopoeic origin. The descendants, which did not preserve the s-mobile, have undergone second palatalization of the onset cluster *kvь- > *cvь-.
Noun
[edit]*(s)kvьrъ m
Declension
[edit]Declension of *(s)kvьrъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *(s)kvьrъ | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьri |
| genitive | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьru | *(s)kvьrъ |
| dative | *(s)kvьru | *(s)kvьroma | *(s)kvьromъ |
| accusative | *(s)kvьrъ | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьry |
| instrumental | *(s)kvьrъmь, *(s)kvьromь* | *(s)kvьroma | *(s)kvьry |
| locative | *(s)kvьrě | *(s)kvьru | *(s)kvьrěxъ |
| vocative | *(s)kvьre | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
[edit]- *(s)kvьrčěti (“to squeak”)
- *(s)kvьrčěnьje (“squeaking”)
- *(s)kvьrčь(kъ) (“cricket”)
- *svirati (“to play music, to whistle”) (possibly)
Descendants
[edit]- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: цвър (cvǎr)
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сверчать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress