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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-. Cognate to Latin ferus, Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr).

Noun

звѣрь (zvěrĭm

  1. wild animal

Declension

Declension of звѣрь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative звѣрь
zvěrĭ
звѣри
zvěri
звѣрьѥ, звѣриѥ
zvěrĭje, zvěrije
genitive звѣри
zvěri
звѣрью, звѣрию
zvěrĭju, zvěriju
звѣрьи, звѣрии
zvěrĭi, zvěrii
dative звѣри
zvěri
звѣрьма
zvěrĭma
звѣрьмъ
zvěrĭmŭ
accusative звѣрь
zvěrĭ
звѣри
zvěri
звѣри
zvěri
instrumental звѣрьмь
zvěrĭmĭ
звѣрьма
zvěrĭma
звѣрьми
zvěrĭmi
locative звѣри
zvěri
звѣрью, звѣрию
zvěrĭju, zvěriju
звѣрьхъ
zvěrĭxŭ
vocative звѣри
zvěri
звѣри
zvěri
звѣрьѥ, звѣриѥ
zvěrĭje, zvěrije

Alternative forms

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ) and Old Polish źwierzę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋeːrɪ//ˈzʋʲeːrʲɪ//ˈzʋʲɛːrʲ/, /ˈzʋʲeːrʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋeːrɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋʲeːrʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋʲɛːrʲ/, /ˈzʋʲeːrʲ/

  • Hyphenation: звѣ‧рь

Noun

звѣрь (zvěrĭm

  1. wild animal

Declension

Declension of звѣрь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative звѣрь
zvěrĭ
звѣри
zvěri
звѣрие
zvěrije
genitive звѣри
zvěri
звѣрию
zvěriju
звѣрии
zvěrii
dative звѣри
zvěri
звѣрьма
zvěrĭma
звѣрьмъ
zvěrĭmŭ
accusative звѣрь
zvěrĭ
звѣри
zvěri
звѣри
zvěri
instrumental звѣрьмь
zvěrĭmĭ
звѣрьма
zvěrĭma
звѣрьми
zvěrĭmi
locative звѣри
zvěri
звѣрию
zvěriju
звѣрьхъ
zvěrĭxŭ
vocative звѣри
zvěri
звѣри
zvěri
звѣрие
zvěrije

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “звѣрь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 966