Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьrstь
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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 *pirštis, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥s-ti-s ~ *pr̥s-téy-s, from *pers- (“to sprinkle”). Cognate with Latvian pìrkstis and Lithuanian pir̃kšnys.
Noun
*pь̑rstь f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *pь̑rstь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pь̑rstь | *pьrsti | *pьrsti |
| genitive | *pьrsti | *pьrstьju, *pьrsťu* | *pьrstьjь, *pьrsti* |
| dative | *pьrsti | *pьrstьma | *pьrstьmъ |
| accusative | *pь̑rstь | *pьrsti | *pьrsti |
| instrumental | *pьrstьjǫ, *pьrsťǫ* | *pьrstьma | *pьrstьmi |
| locative | *pьrsti | *pьrstьju, *pьrsťu* | *pьrstьxъ |
| vocative | *pьrsti | *pьrsti | *pьrsti |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Bulgarian: пръст (prǎst)
- Slovene: pȓst (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̑rstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 429