Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrdь
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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-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-.
Noun
*žьrdь f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *žьrdь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žьrdь | *žьrdi | *žьrdi |
| genitive | *žьrdi | *žьrdьju, *žьrďu* | *žьrdьjь, *žьrdi* |
| dative | *žьrdi | *žьrdьma | *žьrdьmъ |
| accusative | *žьrdь | *žьrdi | *žьrdi |
| instrumental | *žьrdьjǫ, *žьrďǫ* | *žьrdьma | *žьrdьmi |
| locative | *žьrdi | *žьrdьju, *žьrďu* | *žьrdьxъ |
| vocative | *žьrdi | *žьrdi | *žьrdi |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms
- *žьrdьka (diminutive)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жердь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жерд, жерда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 537
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žȓd”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žь̑rdь”