Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěra

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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

Origin unclear.

Baltic forms (Lithuanian sierà, Latvian sērs) were likely borrowed from Old East Slavic.

It is unclear whether Old East Slavic цѣрь (cěrĭ, sulfur) is related.

Noun

*sěra f

  1. sulfur

Declension

Declension of *sěra (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sěra *sěrě *sěry
genitive *sěry *sěru *sěrъ
dative *sěrě *sěrama *sěramъ
accusative *sěrǫ *sěrě *sěry
instrumental *sěrojǫ, *sěrǫ** *sěrama *sěrami
locative *sěrě *sěru *sěrasъ, *sěraxъ*
vocative *sěro *sěrě *sěry

* -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).

Descendants

  • Non-Slavic:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сера”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress