Of onomatopoeic origin. The descendants, which did not preserve the s-mobile, have undergone second palatalization of the onset cluster *kvь- > *cvь-.
*(s)kvьrъ m
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *(s)kvьrъ | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьri |
genitive | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьru | *(s)kvьrъ |
dative | *(s)kvьru | *(s)kvьroma | *(s)kvьromъ |
accusative | *(s)kvьrъ | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьry |
instrumental | *(s)kvьrъmь, *(s)kvьromь* | *(s)kvьroma | *(s)kvьry |
locative | *(s)kvьrě | *(s)kvьru | *(s)kvьrěxъ |
vocative | *(s)kvьre | *(s)kvьra | *(s)kvьri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.