Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъvora

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

By surface analysis, *sъ +‎ *vora, further, related to *verti.

Noun

*sъvora f

  1. staple?

Declension

Declension of *sъvora (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъvora *sъvorě *sъvory
genitive *sъvory *sъvoru *sъvorъ
dative *sъvorě *sъvorama *sъvoramъ
accusative *sъvorǫ *sъvorě *sъvory
instrumental *sъvorojǫ, *sъvorǫ** *sъvorama *sъvorami
locative *sъvorě *sъvoru *sъvorasъ, *sъvoraxъ*
vocative *sъvoro *sъvorě *sъvory

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: сво́ра (svóra)
    • ⇒ Ukrainian: свíрка (svírka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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