Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svirělь

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 *svirati +‎ *-ělь.

Noun

*svirělь f

  1. pipe, flute

Declension

Declension of *svirělь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *svirělь *svirěli *svirěli
genitive *svirěli *svirělьju, *svirěľu* *svirělьjь, *svirěli*
dative *svirěli *svirělьma *svirělьmъ
accusative *svirělь *svirěli *svirěli
instrumental *svirělьjǫ, *svirěľǫ* *svirělьma *svirělьmi
locative *svirěli *svirělьju, *svirěľu* *svirělьxъ
vocative *svirěli *svirěli *svirěli

* 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: свирѣль (svirělĭ)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

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