Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrpъ

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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

*sьrpъ

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥p-. Cognate with Latvian sirpis, Latvian sìrps; Hittite 𒊬𒉺 (šarpa-, “farming tool”), Sanskrit सृणि (sṛṇi), Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē), Latin sarpō.

Noun

*sь̃rpъ or *sь̑rpъ m[1]

  1. sickle

Inflection

Declension of *sь̃rpъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *sь̃rpъ *sьrpà *sьrpì
genitive *sьrpà *sьrpù *sь̃rpъ
dative *sьrpù *sьrpòma *sьrpòmъ
accusative *sь̃rpъ *sьrpà *sьrpỳ
instrumental *sьrpъ̀mь, *sьrpòmь* *sьrpòma *sь̃rpy
locative *sьrpě̀ *sьrpù *sь̃rpěxъ
vocative *sьrpe *sьrpà *sьrpì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Declension of *sь̑rpъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *sь̑rpъ *sь̑rpa *sь̑rpi
genitive *sь̑rpa *sьrpù *sь̃rpъ
dative *sь̑rpu *sьrpomà *sьrpòmъ
accusative *sь̑rpъ *sь̑rpa *sь̑rpy
instrumental *sь̑rpъmь, *sь̑rpomь* *sьrpomà *sьrpý
locative *sь̑rpě *sьrpù *sьrpě̃xъ
vocative *sьrpe *sь̑rpa *sь̑rpi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • Non-Slavic:
  • → Proto-Finnic: *cirppi (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “серп”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sьrpъ sьrpa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 156); b (PR 134); d (OSA 42, 147) segl.”
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