Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pastyrь
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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
Etymologically from *pasti (“to graze”) + *-yrь. In later times, a secondary meaning cleric has been attached in some daughter languages, under the influence of Latin pāstor.
Noun
*pastyrь m
Alternative forms
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pastyrь | *pastyri | *pastyrьje, *pastyře* |
| genitive | *pastyri | *pastyrьju, *pastyřu* | *pastyrьjь, *pastyri* |
| dative | *pastyri | *pastyrьma | *pastyrьmъ |
| accusative | *pastyrь | *pastyri | *pastyri |
| instrumental | *pastyrьmь | *pastyrьma | *pastyrьmi |
| locative | *pastyri | *pastyrьju, *pastyřu* | *pastyrьxъ |
| vocative | *pastyri | *pastyri | *pastyrьje, *pastyře* |
* 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).
Hyponyms
- *ovьčařь (“shepherd”)
- *kozařь (“goatherd”)
- *govędařь, *korvařь (“cattle herder”)
- *koňařь (“horse herder”)
Derived terms
- *pastyrъka, *pastirica (“female herder”)
- *pastyrьstvo (“herdsmanship”)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: pásztor
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пастырь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пастир”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 85