Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrba

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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 *wirb-. Cognate with Lithuanian vir̃bas, Latvian vir̂bs, virba, Ancient Greek ῥᾰ́βδος (rhắbdos), Latin verbēna, verber, Proto-Germanic *warpą.

Noun

*vьrba f

  1. willow

Declension

Declension of *vьrba (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vьrba *vьrbě *vьrby
genitive *vьrby *vьrbu *vьrbъ
dative *vьrbě *vьrbama *vьrbamъ
accusative *vьrbǫ *vьrbě *vьrby
instrumental *vьrbojǫ, *vьrbǫ** *vьrbama *vьrbami
locative *vьrbě *vьrbu *vьrbasъ, *vьrbaxъ*
vocative *vьrbo *vьrbě *vьrby

* -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).

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