Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skvorьcь
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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
Derived from *skvьr- which, according to Vasmer, is of onomatopoeic provenance.
Noun
*skvorьcь m
- starling (bird)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *skvorьcь | *skvorьca | *skvorьci |
| genitive | *skvorьca | *skvorьcu | *skvorьcь |
| dative | *skvorьcu | *skvorьcema | *skvorьcemъ |
| accusative | *skvorьcь | *skvorьca | *skvorьcę̇ |
| instrumental | *skvorьcьmь, *skvorьcemь* | *skvorьcema | *skvorьci |
| locative | *skvorьci | *skvorьcu | *skvorьcixъ |
| vocative | *skvorьče | *skvorьca | *skvorьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скворе́ц”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress