Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žeravъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to warm, to burn”) + *-avъ.
Adjective
Declension
Indefinite declension of *žeravъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žeravъ | *žerava | *žeravo |
| genitive | *žerava | *žeravy | *žerava |
| dative | *žeravu | *žeravě | *žeravu |
| accusative | *žeravъ | *žeravǫ | *žeravo |
| instrumental | *žeravomь | *žeravojǫ | *žeravomь |
| locative | *žeravě | *žeravě | *žeravě |
| vocative | *žerave | *žeravo | *žeravo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žerava | *žeravě | *žeravě |
| genitive | *žeravu | *žeravu | *žeravu |
| dative | *žeravoma | *žeravama | *žeravoma |
| accusative | *žerava | *žeravě | *žeravě |
| instrumental | *žeravoma | *žeravama | *žeravoma |
| locative | *žeravu | *žeravu | *žeravu |
| vocative | *žerava | *žeravě | *žeravě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žeravi | *žeravy | *žerava |
| genitive | *žeravъ | *žeravъ | *žeravъ |
| dative | *žeravomъ | *žeravamъ | *žeravomъ |
| accusative | *žeravy | *žeravy | *žerava |
| instrumental | *žeravy | *žeravami | *žeravy |
| locative | *žeravěxъ | *žeravaxъ | *žeravěxъ |
| vocative | *žeravi | *žeravy | *žerava |
Definite declension of *žeravъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žeravъjь | *žeravaja | *žeravoje |
| genitive | *žeravajego | *žeravyję̇ | *žeravajego |
| dative | *žeravujemu | *žeravěji | *žeravujemu |
| accusative | *žeravъjь | *žeravǫjǫ | *žeravoje |
| instrumental | *žeravyjimь | *žeravǫjǫ | *žeravyjimь |
| locative | *žeravějemь | *žeravěji | *žeravějemь |
| vocative | *žeravъjь | *žeravaja | *žeravoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žeravaja | *žeravěji | *žeravěji |
| genitive | *žeravuju | *žeravuju | *žeravuju |
| dative | *žeravyjima | *žeravyjima | *žeravyjima |
| accusative | *žeravaja | *žeravěji | *žeravěji |
| instrumental | *žeravyjima | *žeravyjima | *žeravyjima |
| locative | *žeravuju | *žeravuju | *žeravuju |
| vocative | *žeravaja | *žeravěji | *žeravěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žeraviji | *žeravyję̇ | *žeravaja |
| genitive | *žeravъjixъ | *žeravъjixъ | *žeravъjixъ |
| dative | *žeravyjimъ | *žeravyjimъ | *žeravyjimъ |
| accusative | *žeravyję̇ | *žeravyję̇ | *žeravaja |
| instrumental | *žeravyjimi | *žeravyjimi | *žeravyjimi |
| locative | *žeravyjixъ | *žeravyjixъ | *žeravyjixъ |
| vocative | *žeraviji | *žeravyję̇ | *žeravaja |
Related terms
Derived terms
- *žerava (“live coal, hearth”)
- *žeravьnikъ (“tong, tool for handling coal”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: жеравъ (žeravŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: жеравъ (žeravŭ)
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žeravъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558: “adj. o ‘burning, scorching’”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žerjȃvica”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žera̋vъ”
Etymology 2
From an earlier *ger(a)vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀ(ō)was, from *gerh₂- (“crane”). Cognate with Latvian dzērve and Lithuanian gérvė.
Noun
- crane (bird)
Inflection
Declension of *žȅravъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žȅravъ | *žȅrava | *žȅravi |
| genitive | *žȅrava | *žeravù | *žerãvъ |
| dative | *žȅravu | *žeravomà | *žeravòmъ |
| accusative | *žȅravъ | *žȅrava | *žȅravy |
| instrumental | *žȅravъmь, *žȅravomь* | *žeravomà | *žeravý |
| locative | *žȅravě | *žeravù | *žeravě̃xъ |
| vocative | *žerave | *žȅrava | *žȅravi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Kortlandt, F. (1984) “Long vowels in Balto-Slavic”, in Baltistica, volume XXI, number 2,
- Jasanoff, Jay (2017) The Prehistory of the Balto-Slavic Accent (Brill's Studies in Indo-European Languages & Linguistics; 17), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 90-91
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žeravь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558: “m. jo ‘crane’”
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “gervė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172: “*žeravь m. jo 'crane'”