Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pěvьcь

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 *pěti +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*pěvьcь m

  1. singer

Declension

Declension of *pěvьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pěvьcь *pěvьca *pěvьci
genitive *pěvьca *pěvьcu *pěvьcь
dative *pěvьcu *pěvьcema *pěvьcemъ
accusative *pěvьcь *pěvьca *pěvьcę̇
instrumental *pěvьcьmь, *pěvьcemь* *pěvьcema *pěvьci
locative *pěvьci *pěvьcu *pěvьcixъ
vocative *pěvьče *pěvьca *pěvьci

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: певе́ц (pevéc), (pre-reform orthography) пѣве́цъ (pěvéc)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic

Further reading

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