Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skvьrna
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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
Probably from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Latin squarrosus (“scurfy”).[1]
Noun
*skvьrna f
Declension
Declension of *skvьrna (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *skvьrna | *skvьrně | *skvьrny |
| genitive | *skvьrny | *skvьrnu | *skvьrnъ |
| dative | *skvьrně | *skvьrnama | *skvьrnamъ |
| accusative | *skvьrnǫ | *skvьrně | *skvьrny |
| instrumental | *skvьrnojǫ, *skvьrnǫ** | *skvьrnama | *skvьrnami |
| locative | *skvьrně | *skvьrnu | *skvьrnasъ, *skvьrnaxъ* |
| vocative | *skvьrno | *skvьrně | *skvьrny |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Related terms
- *skverti (“to fry”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: scârnă
References
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “Proto-Slavic/skvьrna”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 583
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скверна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress