Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žerbę
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-, with the suffix *-ę for forming names of young animals. Cognate with Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos).
Noun
*žērbę̀ n
Declension
Declension of *žērbę̀ (nt-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žērbę̀ | *žērbę̀ti | *žērbę̀tā |
| genitive | *žērbę̀te | *žērbę̀tu | *žērbę̀tъ |
| dative | *žērbę̀ti | *žērbę̀tьma | *žērbę̀tьmъ |
| accusative | *žērbę̀ | *žērbę̀ti | *žērbę̀tā |
| instrumental | *žērbę̀tьmь | *žērbę̀tьma | *žērbę̀tȳ |
| locative | *žērbę̀te | *žērbę̀tu | *žērbę̀tьxъ |
| vocative | *žērbę̀ | *žērbę̀ti | *žērbę̀tā |
Derived terms
- *žerbьcь (diminutive)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- ⇒ Russian: жеребёнок (žerebjónok)
- Ukrainian: жереб'я́ (žerebʺjá)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: