Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/verskъ
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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 1
An alternative form of *vȇrsъ perhaps a *-(s)k- suffix. Cognates include Proto-Celtic *wroikos and Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heather”).[1][2]
Noun
*vȇrskъ m[3]
- Alternative form of *vȇrsъ (“heather”)
Declension
Declension of *vȇrskъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vȇrskъ | *vȇrska | *vȇrsci |
| genitive | *vȇrska | *verskù | *vẽrskъ |
| dative | *vȇrsku | *verskomà | *verskòmъ |
| accusative | *vȇrskъ | *vȇrska | *vȇrsky |
| instrumental | *vȇrskъmь, *vȇrskomь* | *verskomà | *verský |
| locative | *vȇrscě | *verskù | *verscě̃xъ |
| vocative | *veršče | *vȇrska | *vȇrsci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: ве́реск (véresk)
Etymology 2
From *vьrati (“to shout, to lie”) + *-skъ, onomatopoeic in nature. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to put in word”).
Noun
*vèrskъ m[4]
Declension
Declension of *vẽrskъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vẽrskъ | *vērskà | *vērscì |
| genitive | *vērskà | *vērskù | *vẽrskъ |
| dative | *vērskù | *vērskòma | *vērskòmъ |
| accusative | *vẽrskъ | *vērskà | *vērskỳ |
| instrumental | *vērskъ̀mь, *vērskòmь* | *vērskòma | *vẽrsky |
| locative | *vērscě̀ | *vērskù | *vẽrscěxъ |
| vocative | *veršče | *vērskà | *vērscì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “врясък”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 193
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρείκη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 431
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vȇrsъ; *vȇrskъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 516: “m. o (c) ‘heather’”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “vreščáti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “vrȅsk”