Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pyrьjь
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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
*pyrъ, *pyrь (“type of wheatgrass”) + *-ьjь (substantivation suffix)
Noun
*pyrьjь m
- alternative form of *pyrъ: couch grass
Alternative forms
- *pyrьje n (collective)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pyrьjь | *pyrьja | *pyrьji |
| genitive | *pyrьja | *pyrьju | *pyrьjь |
| dative | *pyrьju | *pyrьjema | *pyrьjemъ |
| accusative | *pyrьjь | *pyrьja | *pyrьję̇ |
| instrumental | *pyrьjьmь, *pyrьjemь* | *pyrьjema | *pyrьji |
| locative | *pyrьji | *pyrьju | *pyrьjixъ |
| vocative | *pyrьju | *pyrьja | *pyrьji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *pyrьjevina (“turf of wheatgrass”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пыре́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пир, пирей”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 250