Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/četyre
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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 *ketū́res, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. The source of the acute long -ūˀ- (> -ỳ- in Slavic) is unclear.
Numeral
| 40 | ||
| ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: *četyre Ordinal: *četvьrtъ Adverbial: *četyre šьdy, *četyre kortь Multiplier: *četverъnъ, *četyre kortьnъ Collective: *čеtvеrо Fractional: *četvьrtina, *četvьrtь, *četvьrtъka | ||
Declension
Declension of *četyre (r-stem)
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *četyre | *četyri | *četyri |
| Accusative | *četyri | *četyri | *četyri |
| Genitive | *četyrъ | *četyrъ | *četyrъ |
| Locative | *četyrьxъ | *četyrьxъ | *četyrьxъ |
| Dative | *četyrьmъ | *četyrьmъ | *četyrьmъ |
| Instrumental | *četyrьmi | *četyrьmi | *četyrьmi |
Alternative forms
- *čьtyre (unaccented *е reduced to *ь)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*četỳre”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 87: “num. (a) ‘four’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “četyre”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a fire (PR 133)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “štírje”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*čety̋re, *čьty̋re”