Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrsta

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”). Akin to Lithuanian var̃stas.

Noun

*vьrsta f

  1. row, line
  2. age
  3. kind

Inflection

Declension of *vьrsta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vьrsta *vьrstě *vьrsty
genitive *vьrsty *vьrstu *vьrstъ
dative *vьrstě *vьrstama *vьrstamъ
accusative *vьrstǫ *vьrstě *vьrsty
instrumental *vьrstojǫ, *vьrstǫ** *vьrstama *vьrstami
locative *vьrstě *vьrstu *vьrstasъ, *vьrstaxъ*
vocative *vьrsto *vьrstě *vьrsty

* -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

Further reading

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