Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščurъ

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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 *skjauras. According to Vasmer, of onomatopoeic origin. Per Snoj, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skewh₂- (to lash, to swing, to buzz).

Adjective

*ščȗrъ[1]

  1. playful, mischievous, perky
  2. void, idle (for no avail)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: щур (štur)
    • Macedonian: штур (štur)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: шту̑р
      Latin script: štȗr
  • West Slavic:

Noun

*ščurъ m[2]

  1. type of animal
    1. rat
      Synonym: *pьlxъ
    2. common swift, swallow
      Synonym: *lastovica
    3. scorpion

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ščúrek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*ščȗrъ ‛prazen, votel, suh, reven’
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ščúrek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*ščurъ̏