Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žerdlo
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀtlá, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-tló-m, from *gʷerh₃- (“to devour, swallow”). Equivalent to *žerti (“to devour, eat (of animals)”) + *-dlo.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian gerklė̃ (“throat, larynx”), East Lithuanian gérklę.
Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek ζέρεθρον (zérethron).
Noun
*žērdlò n
Inflection
Declension of *žērdlò (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žērdlò | *žẽrdlě | *žērdlà |
| genitive | *žērdlà | *žērdlù | *žẽrdlъ |
| dative | *žērdlù | *žērdlòma | *žērdlòmъ |
| accusative | *žērdlò | *žẽrdlě | *žērdlà |
| instrumental | *žērdlъ̀mь, *žērdlòmь* | *žērdlòma | *žẽrdly |
| locative | *žērdlě̀ | *žērdlù | *žẽrdlěxъ |
| vocative | *žērdlò | *žẽrdlě | *žērdlà |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
See also
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 559
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жерело”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “жерло”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 300