Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/versъ
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *werˀź-, *wirˀź- (whence Lithuanian vìržis (“heather”), Latvian vir̂zis (“heather”)), from an unknown non-Indo-European substrate source. Cognates include Proto-Celtic *wroikos and Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heather”).[1][2]
Pokorny suggests a connection to *vьrša (“fishing basket”), see also Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “fast, quickly”).[3]
Noun edit
*vȇrsъ m[4]
Declension edit
Declension of *vȇrsъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vȇrsъ | *vȇrsa | *vȇrsi |
| genitive | *vȇrsa | *versù | *vẽrsъ |
| dative | *vȇrsu | *versomà | *versòmъ |
| accusative | *vȇrsъ | *vȇrsa | *vȇrsy |
| instrumental | *vȇrsъmь, *vȇrsomь* | *versomà | *versý |
| locative | *vȇrsě | *versù | *versě̃xъ |
| vocative | *verse | *vȇrsa | *vȇrsi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1154-55”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1154-55
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vȇrsъ; *vȇrskъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 516: “m. o (c) ‘heather’”