Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščьbьtъ

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

According to Vasmer, of onomatopoeic provenance.

Noun

*ščьbьtъ m

  1. twitter
  2. chirp

Declension

Declension of *ščьbьtъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ščьbьtъ *ščьbьta *ščьbьti
genitive *ščьbьta *ščьbьtu *ščьbьtъ
dative *ščьbьtu *ščьbьtoma *ščьbьtomъ
accusative *ščьbьtъ *ščьbьta *ščьbьty
instrumental *ščьbьtъmь, *ščьbьtomь* *ščьbьtoma *ščьbьty
locative *ščьbьtě *ščьbьtu *ščьbьtěxъ
vocative *ščьbьte *ščьbьta *ščьbьti

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

Derived terms

verb

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ще́бет (ščébet)
    • Ukrainian: ще́бiт (ščébit), ще́бет (ščébet)
  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: ščəbèt (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: štěbet
    • Polish: szczebiot
    • Slovak: štebot

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щебета́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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