Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьstrъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From earlier *pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *piś-ras, from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-rós, from the root *peyḱ- (“to mark, paint”). Morphologically *pьsati + *-rъ.
Direct cognate with Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, pointed”). Semantically close to Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos), Proto-Germanic *faihaz.
Adjective
Inflection
Accent paradigm b.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pьstrъ | *pьstra | *pьstro |
| genitive | *pьstra | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| dative | *pьstru | *pьstrě | *pьstru |
| accusative | *pьstrъ | *pьstrǫ | *pьstro |
| instrumental | *pьstromь | *pьstrojǫ | *pьstromь |
| locative | *pьstrě | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| vocative | *pьstre | *pьstro | *pьstro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| genitive | *pьstru | *pьstru | *pьstru |
| dative | *pьstroma | *pьstrama | *pьstroma |
| accusative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| instrumental | *pьstroma | *pьstrama | *pьstroma |
| locative | *pьstru | *pьstru | *pьstru |
| vocative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *pьstri | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| genitive | *pьstrъ | *pьstrъ | *pьstrъ |
| dative | *pьstromъ | *pьstramъ | *pьstromъ |
| accusative | *pьstry | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| instrumental | *pьstry | *pьstrami | *pьstry |
| locative | *pьstrěxъ | *pьstraxъ | *pьstrěxъ |
| vocative | *pьstri | *pьstry | *pьstra |
Related terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: пьстрꙑ (pĭstry),
- Bulgarian: пъ́стър (pǎ́stǎr)
- Slovene: pẹ́stər (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- Romanian: pestriț
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пестрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- https://slovari.yandex.ru/~книги/Этимологический%20словарь/Пестрый/
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̀strъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430: “adj. o (b) ‘variegated’”