Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrvь

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

    PIE word
    *kʷŕ̥mis

    From Pre-Slavic *kírwis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (worm).[1]

    Noun

    *čь̃rvь or *čь̑rvь m[1][2]

    1. worm, larva

    Declension

    Declension of *čь̃rvь (i-stem, accent paradigm b)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *čь̃rvь *čьrvì *čь̃rvьjē, *čь̃rvľē*
    genitive *čь̃rvi *čь̃rvьju, *čьrvľu* *čьrvь̀jь, *čь̃rvi*
    dative *čьrvì *čь̃rvьma *čьrvь̀mъ
    accusative *čь̃rvь *čьrvì *čьrvì
    instrumental *čьrvь̀mь *čь̃rvьma *čь̃rvьmī
    locative *čь̃rvi *čь̃rvьju, *čьrvľu* *čьrvь̀xъ
    vocative *čьrvi *čьrvì *čь̃rvьjē, *čь̃rvľē*

    * 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 *čь̑rvь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *čь̑rvь *čь̑rvi *čь̑rvьjē, *čь̑rvľē*
    genitive *čьrví *čьrvьjù, *čьrvľu* *čьrvь̀jь
    dative *čь̑rvi *čьrvьmà *čь̑rvьmъ
    accusative *čь̑rvь *čь̑rvi *čь̑rvi
    instrumental *čь̑rvьmь *čьrvьmà *čьrvьmì
    locative *čьrví *čьrvьjù, *čьrvľu* *čь̑rvьxъ
    vocative *čьrvi *čь̑rvi *čь̑rvьjē, *čь̑rvľē*

    * 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).

    Derived terms

    • *čьrva (wormhole)
    • *čьrvakъ (augmenative)
    • *čьrvatъ (plagued by worms)
    • *čьrviti (to crush worms; to blush)
      • *čьrvenъ, *čьrvjenъ (red)
      • *čьrvěti (to be red)
      • *čьrvivъ, *čьrvavъ (reddish)
    • *čьrvьjь, *čьrvьcь m, *čьrvica f (diminutives)

    See also

    • *čьrvъ (sickle)
    • *červo (gut)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: чьрвь (čĭrvĭ), червь (červĭ)
        • Old Ruthenian: червъ (červ), червь (červʹ)
        • Russian: червь (červʹ), (dialectal) че́рев (čérev), черь (čerʹ), це́рва f (cérva)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьrvь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 171
    • Verweij, Arno (1994) “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics)‎[2], volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., page 539

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čьrvь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93:m. i ‘worm, maggot’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čьrvь čьrvi”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 21); c (PR 138)