Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tvarь
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *twōrˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *twōrH-, equivalent to *tvoriti + *-ь. Cognate with Lithuanian tvorà (“fence”).
Noun
*tvȃrь f
Declension
Declension of *tvȃrь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tvȃrь | *tvȃri | *tvȃri |
| genitive | *tvarí | *tvarьjù, *tvařu* | *tvarь̀jь |
| dative | *tvȃri | *tvarьmà | *tvȃrьmъ |
| accusative | *tvȃrь | *tvȃri | *tvȃri |
| instrumental | *tvarьjǫ́ | *tvarьmà | *tvarьmì |
| locative | *tvarí | *tvarьjù, *tvařu* | *tvȃrьxъ |
| vocative | *tvari | *tvȃri | *tvȃri |
* 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).
Related terms
- *tvoriti (“to make”)
- *tvȏrъ (“creation, creature”)
- *tvь̑rdъ (“firm, hard, solid”)
- *tvьrdь (“citadel, firmament”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tvȃrь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 500
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тварь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress