Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Ultimately equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) + *-vъ.
Noun
*šьvъ m
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *šьvъ | *šьva | *šьvi |
| genitive | *šьva | *šьvu | *šьvъ |
| dative | *šьvu | *šьvoma | *šьvomъ |
| accusative | *šьvъ | *šьva | *šьvy |
| instrumental | *šьvъmь, *šьvomь* | *šьvoma | *šьvy |
| locative | *šьvě | *šьvu | *šьvěxъ |
| vocative | *šьve | *šьva | *šьvi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: шов (šov)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шов”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress