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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъtyrь
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Proto-Slavic
*vidъ *kъtyri (Leptogaster cylindrica)
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably a derivative in *-yrь (“agentive suffix”) with unclear root.
Trubachev (ESSJa) compares it with Upper Sorbian kuntwora (“mosquito”), Lower Sorbian kuntwor (“mosquito”), possibly reflecting pre-Sorbian *kǫ- + *tvorъ (“creature”).
Noun
*kъtyrь m
- robber fly (or any predatory fly in general)
Inflection
Declension of *kъtyrь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kъtyrь | *kъtyri | *kъtyrьje, *kъtyře* |
| Accusative | *kъtyrь | *kъtyri | *kъtyri |
| Genitive | *kъtyri | *kъtyrьju, *kъtyřu* | *kъtyrьjь, *kъtyri* |
| Locative | *kъtyri | *kъtyrьju, *kъtyřu* | *kъtyrьxъ |
| Dative | *kъtyri | *kъtyrьma | *kъtyrьmъ |
| Instrumental | *kъtyrьmь | *kъtyrьma | *kъtyrьmi |
| Vocative | *kъtyri | *kъtyri | *kъtyrьje, *kъtyře* |
* 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).
Derived terms
- *kъtyrevъ (relative adjective)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: ктырь (ktyrʹ)
- Russian: ктырь (ktyrʹ)
- Ukrainian: ктир (ktyr)
Non-Slavic descendants:
- ⇒ Translingual: Ktyr
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ктырь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъtyrь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 13 (*kroměžirъ – kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 248