Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jěrьcь

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

From *ěro/*ěra/*ěrь/*ěrъ + *-ьcь.

Noun

*jěrьcь m

  1. billy goat

Declension

Declension of *ěrьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ěrьcь *ěrьca *ěrьci
genitive *ěrьca *ěrьcu *ěrьcь
dative *ěrьcu *ěrьcema *ěrьcemъ
accusative *ěrьcь *ěrьca *ěrьcę̇
instrumental *ěrьcьmь, *ěrьcemь* *ěrьcema *ěrьci
locative *ěrьci *ěrьcu *ěrьcixъ
vocative *ěrьče *ěrьca *ěrьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: яре́ц (jaréc) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: яре́ць (jarécʹ) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: я́рец (járec)
    • Macedonian: јарец (jarec)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ја̏рац
      Latin script: jȁrac
    • Slovene: jarec
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: jarzec (dialectal)
    • Slovak: jarec

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ěrьcь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153