Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrvь

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

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Noun

*stьrvь f or m

1. carcass, carrion

   Synonym: *trupъ

Inflection

Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvi
genitive	*stьrvi	*stьrvьju, *stьrvľu*	*stьrvьjь, *stьrvi*
dative	*stьrvi	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmъ
accusative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvi
instrumental	*stьrvьjǫ, *stьrvľǫ*	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmi
locative	*stьrvi	*stьrvьju, *stьrvľu*	*stьrvьxъ
vocative	*stьrvi	*stьrvi	*stьrvi

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvьje, *stьrvľe*
genitive	*stьrvi	*stьrvьju, *stьrvľu*	*stьrvьjь, *stьrvi*
dative	*stьrvi	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmъ
accusative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvi
instrumental	*stьrvьmь	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmi
locative	*stьrvi	*stьrvьju, *stьrvľu*	*stьrvьxъ
vocative	*stьrvi	*stьrvi	*stьrvьje, *stьrvľe*

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ), стьрва (stĭrva)
    • ⇒ Belarusian: сце́рва (scjérva)
    • Russian: сте́рва (stérva)
    • ⇒ Russian: сте́рво (stérvo)
    • ⇒ Ukrainian: сте́рво (stérvo)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    • Russian Church Slavonic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ)
  • Bulgarian: стръв (strǎv)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: стр̑в

    Latin script: stȓv

  • Slovene: stȓv (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Kashubian: szczirz, scyrz
  • Old Polish: ścierw, ścirw, ścirzw
    • Polish: ścierw (obsolete)
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: śćerb
    • Upper Sorbian: śćerb

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сте́рва”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стръв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 509