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. perch, pole, ricker

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

Descendants

  • Non-Slavic:
    • → Hungarian: zsorda (“rod”)
    • → Romanian: joardă (“rod, stick”)
    • → Proto-Finnic: *hirci (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žȓd”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žь̑rdь”
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