Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrvь

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

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Noun

*stьrvь f or m

  1. carcass, carrion
    Synonym: *trupъ

Inflection

Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stьrvь *stьrvi *stьrvi
genitive *stьrvi *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* *stьrvьjь, *stьrvi*
dative *stьrvi *stьrvьma *stьrvьmъ
accusative *stьrvь *stьrvi *stьrvi
instrumental *stьrvьjǫ, *stьrvľǫ* *stьrvьma *stьrvьmi
locative *stьrvi *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* *stьrvьxъ
vocative *stьrvi *stьrvi *stьrvi

* 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).

Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stьrvь *stьrvi *stьrvьje, *stьrvľe*
genitive *stьrvi *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* *stьrvьjь, *stьrvi*
dative *stьrvi *stьrvьma *stьrvьmъ
accusative *stьrvь *stьrvi *stьrvi
instrumental *stьrvьmь *stьrvьma *stьrvьmi
locative *stьrvi *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* *stьrvьxъ
vocative *stьrvi *stьrvi *stьrvьje, *stьrvľe*

* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ), стьрва (stĭrva)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Russian Church Slavonic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ)
    • Bulgarian: стръв (strǎv)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: стр̑в
      Latin script: stȓv
    • Slovene: stȓv (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: szczirz, scyrz
    • Old Polish: ścierw, ścirw, ścirzw
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: śćerb
      • Upper Sorbian: śćerb

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сте́рва”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стръв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 509
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