Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrkъ
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Related to Proto-Germanic *sturkaz (“stork”) (whence Lithuanian star̃kus (“stork”), Latvian stārķis (“stork”)), Latvian stirka (“creature with long legs”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (“to bulge, to stick out”), cf. Proto-Slavic *(s)tъrčati.
Noun
*stьrkъ m[1]
- stork (South Slavic)
- Synonym: *botьjanъ
- Siberian crane (East Slavic)
Declension
Declension of *stьrkъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stьrkъ | *stьrka | *stьrci |
| genitive | *stьrka | *stьrku | *stьrkъ |
| dative | *stьrku | *stьrkoma | *stьrkomъ |
| accusative | *stьrkъ | *stьrka | *stьrky |
| instrumental | *stьrkъmь, *stьrkomь* | *stьrkoma | *stьrky |
| locative | *stьrcě | *stьrku | *stьrcěxъ |
| vocative | *stьrče | *stьrka | *stьrci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стерк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “štȓk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *stь̑rkъ in *stь̋rkъ”