Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьrčь

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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

*svьrčь

Etymology

From *(s)kvьrčěti (“to squeak”) +‎ *-ь, of onomatopoeic origin according to Vasmer.

Noun

*svьrčь m

  1. cricket (orthopteran insect)
    Synonym: *ščurьcь

Alternative forms

Declension

Declension of *svьrčь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *svьrčь *svьrča *svьrči
genitive *svьrča *svьrču *svьrčь
dative *svьrču *svьrčema *svьrčemъ
accusative *svьrčь *svьrča *svьrčę̇
instrumental *svьrčьmь, *svьrčemь* *svьrčema *svьrči
locative *svьrči *svьrču *svьrčixъ
vocative *svьrču *svьrča *svьrči
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Descendants

From diminutive form *(s)kvьrčьkъ:

From diminutive form *cvьrkunъ:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сверчок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “svȓček”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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