пьрвъ

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Old East Slavic

Old East Slavic numbers (edit)
10
а҃
1
2  → , 10  → 
    Cardinal: единъ (jedinŭ)
    Ordinal: пьрвъ (pĭrvŭ)
    Adverbial: единошьдꙑ (jedinošĭdy)
    Multiplier: единакъ (jedinakŭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrvъ (first), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂wós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (before, formerly; through, throughout).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪrʋʊ//ˈpʲɪrʋʊ//ˈpʲɛrʋ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈpɪrʋʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪrʋʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛrʋ/

Adjective

пьрвъ (pĭrvŭ)

  1. first
    • 1076, Izbornik of 1076:
      Помѧни пьрвыꙗ прослувъшаꙗ въ храбърьствѣ · въ богатьствѣ же и славѣ
      Pomęni pĭrvyja prosluvŭšaja vŭ xrabŭrĭstvě · vŭ bogatĭstvě že i slavě
      Сommemorate the first, who became known for bravery, wealth and glory.

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Zaliznjak, Andrej A. (2019) “Drevnerusskoje udarenije: Obščije svedenija i slovarʹ.”, in Languages of Slavic Culture (in Russian), Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 422:пе́рвыиpérvyi