Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svidъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyd- (“to shine”) or from *sweydʰ- (“to glare, to heat”), due to the glaring crimson bark of the dogwood. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hwītaz (“white”) or Lithuanian svidùs (“glaring”) (akin to Lithuanian svidė́ti (“to be bright”), svi̇̀sti (“to glare”), dial. svýsti), Old Prussian sidis (“dogwood”) depending on the exact etymology. Further akin to Latvian svîst (“to glance, to glare”).
Noun
*svidъ m
- dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
- Synonym: *dernъ
Alternative forms
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *svidъ | *svida | *svidi |
| genitive | *svida | *svidu | *svidъ |
| dative | *svidu | *svidoma | *svidomъ |
| accusative | *svidъ | *svida | *svidy |
| instrumental | *svidъmь, *svidomь* | *svidoma | *svidy |
| locative | *svidě | *svidu | *sviděxъ |
| vocative | *svide | *svida | *svidi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свиди́на”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свит (свид)”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 558
- “svità”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012: svìsti (<*svid + ti)