Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/(s)kvьrъ

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

Of onomatopoeic origin. The descendants, which did not preserve the s-mobile, have undergone second palatalization of the onset cluster *kvь- > *cvь-.

Noun

*(s)kvьrъ m

  1. squeak, creak

Declension

Declension of *(s)kvьrъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *(s)kvьrъ *(s)kvьra *(s)kvьri
genitive *(s)kvьra *(s)kvьru *(s)kvьrъ
dative *(s)kvьru *(s)kvьroma *(s)kvьromъ
accusative *(s)kvьrъ *(s)kvьra *(s)kvьry
instrumental *(s)kvьrъmь, *(s)kvьromь* *(s)kvьroma *(s)kvьry
locative *(s)kvьrě *(s)kvьru *(s)kvьrěxъ
vocative *(s)kvьre *(s)kvьra *(s)kvьri

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

Derived terms

  • *(s)kvьrčěti (to squeak)
  • *svirati (to play music, to whistle) (possibly)
    • *svirьcь (music player)
    • *svirъka (whistle)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: цвър (cvǎr)

Further reading

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