Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvъ

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

Ultimately equivalent to *šiti (to sew) +‎ *-vъ.

Noun

*šьvъ m

  1. stitch, seam

Inflection

Declension of *šьvъ (hard o-stem)
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:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Russian Church Slavonic: шьвъ (šĭvŭ)
    • Bulgarian: шев (šev)
    • Macedonian: шев (šev)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ша̏в
      Latin script: šȁv
    • Slovene: šèv (tonal orthography)
  • 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