Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-. Cognate to Latin ferus, Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr).

Noun edit

звѣрь (zvěrĭm

  1. wild animal

Declension edit

Old East Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ) and Old Polish źwierzę.

Pronunciation edit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋeːrɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋʲeːrʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋʲɛːrʲ/, /ˈzʋʲeːrʲ/
  • Hyphenation: звѣ‧рь

Noun edit

звѣрь (zvěrĭm

  1. wild animal

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “звѣрь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 966