Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrvь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *wírwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-.

Noun

*vь̑rvь f[1][2]

  1. rope, cord, string

Alternative forms

  • *vьrvi (ī-stem)
  • *vеrvь, *vеrvьka (East Slavic)

Declension

Declension of *vь̑rvь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *vь̑rvь *vь̑rvi *vь̑rvi
genitive *vьrví *vьrvьjù, *vьrvľu* *vьrvь̀jь
dative *vь̑rvi *vьrvьmà *vь̑rvьmъ
accusative *vь̑rvь *vь̑rvi *vь̑rvi
instrumental *vьrvьjǫ́ *vьrvьmà *vьrvьmì
locative *vьrví *vьrvьjù, *vьrvľu* *vь̑rvьxъ
vocative *vьrvi *vь̑rvi *vь̑rvi

* 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).

Derived terms

  • *vьrvьje
  • *vьrvьca, *vьrvica, *vьrvьčica (diminutive)
  • *vьrviti (to thread, to proceed)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вьрвь (vĭrvĭ)
      • Russian: ве́рвь (vérvʹ) (dialectal)
      • Ukrainian: верве́чка (vervéčka)
    • Russian: верёвка (verjóvka)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: врьвь (vrĭvĭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰲⱃⱐⰲⱐ (vrĭvĭ)
    • Bulgarian: връв (vrǎv)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (obsolescent)
      Cyrillic script: вр̑в, вр̑вца
      Latin script: vȓv, vȓvca
    • Slovene: vȓv (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: vrv
From *vьrvьca

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “vьrvь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:f. c (SA 156; PR 138)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “vrv”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *vь̑rvь

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вервь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “верёвка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “връв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 187
  • virvė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012