Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьrstъ
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *píršta.
Noun
Inflection
Declension of *pь̃rstъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pь̃rstъ | *pьrstà | *pьrstì |
| genitive | *pьrstà | *pьrstù | *pь̃rstъ |
| dative | *pьrstù | *pьrstòma | *pьrstòmъ |
| accusative | *pь̃rstъ | *pьrstà | *pьrstỳ |
| instrumental | *pьrstъ̀mь, *pьrstòmь* | *pьrstòma | *pь̃rsty |
| locative | *pьrstě̀ | *pьrstù | *pь̃rstěxъ |
| vocative | *pьrste | *pьrstà | *pьrstì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *napьrstъkъ, *napьrstъnikъ (“thimble”)
- *pьrsty (“finger ring; ring”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “перст”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̀rstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 428: “m. o (b) ‘finger’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “pьrstъ pьrsta”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b finger (NA 111f., 142; SA 20)”