Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žerava
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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
Substantivized form of the adjective *žeravъ (“scorching, burning”) + *-a. Some descendants have epenthetic -j-, probably by analogy with Proto-Slavic *žařavъ, *žařavica (“scorching heat, hearth”), from Proto-Slavic *žařati (“to burn down”).
Noun
*žera̋va f
Declension
Declension of *žerava (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žerava | *žeravě | *žeravy |
| genitive | *žeravy | *žeravu | *žeravъ |
| dative | *žeravě | *žeravama | *žeravamъ |
| accusative | *žeravǫ | *žeravě | *žeravy |
| instrumental | *žeravojǫ, *žeravǫ** | *žeravama | *žeravami |
| locative | *žeravě | *žeravu | *žeravasъ, *žeravaxъ* |
| vocative | *žeravo | *žeravě | *žeravy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
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Descendants
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Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жерава”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 536
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “žerjȃvica”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žera̋vъ”