Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrьcь
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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 *žьrti (“to sacrifice”) + *-ьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.
Noun
*žьrьcь m
Declension
Declension of *žьrьcь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žьrьcь | *žьrьca | *žьrьci |
| genitive | *žьrьca | *žьrьcu | *žьrьcь |
| dative | *žьrьcu | *žьrьcema | *žьrьcemъ |
| accusative | *žьrьcь | *žьrьca | *žьrьcę̇ |
| instrumental | *žьrьcьmь, *žьrьcemь* | *žьrьcema | *žьrьci |
| locative | *žьrьci | *žьrьcu | *žьrьcixъ |
| vocative | *žьrьče | *žьrьca | *žьrьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 567
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жрец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress