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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
- *nerestь f
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nérśtas. Cognate with Latvian nȩ̄̀rsts (“spawning”), Lithuanian ner̃štas (“spawning”).
Noun
*nȇrstъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nȇrstъ | *nȇrsta | *nȇrsti |
| genitive | *nȇrsta | *nerstù | *nẽrstъ |
| dative | *nȇrstu | *nerstomà | *nerstòmъ |
| accusative | *nȇrstъ | *nȇrsta | *nȇrsty |
| instrumental | *nȇrstъmь, *nȇrstomь* | *nerstomà | *nerstý |
| locative | *nȇrstě | *nerstù | *nerstě̃xъ |
| vocative | *nerste | *nȇrsta | *nȇrsti |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*nȇrstъ; *nȇrstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 349
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “не́рест”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress