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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьstrъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From earlier *pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *piś-ras, from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-rós, from the root *peyḱ- (“to mark, paint”). Morphologically *pьsati + *-rъ.
Direct cognate is Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, pointed”). Semantically close to Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos), Proto-Germanic *faihaz.
Adjective
*pь̀strъ[1]
- variegated
Inflection
Accent paradigm b.
Indefinite declension of *pьstrъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pьstrъ | *pьstra | *pьstro |
| Accusative | *pьstrъ | *pьstrǫ | *pьstro |
| Genitive | *pьstra | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| Locative | *pьstrě | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| Dative | *pьstru | *pьstrě | *pьstru |
| Instrumental | *pьstromь | *pьstrojǫ | *pьstromь |
| Vocative | *pьstre | *pьstro | *pьstro |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| Accusative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| Genitive | *pьstru | *pьstru | *pьstru |
| Locative | *pьstru | *pьstru | *pьstru |
| Dative | *pьstroma | *pьstrama | *pьstroma |
| Instrumental | *pьstroma | *pьstrama | *pьstroma |
| Vocative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *pьstri | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| Accusative | *pьstry | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| Genitive | *pьstrъ | *pьstrъ | *pьstrъ |
| Locative | *pьstrěxъ | *pьstraxъ | *pьstrěxъ |
| Dative | *pьstromъ | *pьstramъ | *pьstromъ |
| Instrumental | *pьstry | *pьstrami | *pьstry |
| Vocative | *pьstri | *pьstry | *pьstra |
Definite declension of *pьstrъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pьstrъjь | *pьstraja | *pьstroje |
| Accusative | *pьstrъjь | *pьstrǫjǫ | *pьstroje |
| Genitive | *pьstrajego | *pьstryję | *pьstrajego |
| Locative | *pьstrějemь | *pьstrěji | *pьstrějemь |
| Dative | *pьstrujemu | *pьstrěji | *pьstrujemu |
| Instrumental | *pьstryjimi | *pьstrǫjǫ | *pьstryjimi |
| Vocative | *pьstrъjь | *pьstraja | *pьstroje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *pьstraja | *pьstrěji | *pьstrěji |
| Accusative | *pьstraja | *pьstrěji | *pьstrěji |
| Genitive | *pьstruju | *pьstruju | *pьstruju |
| Locative | *pьstruju | *pьstruju | *pьstruju |
| Dative | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima |
| Instrumental | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima |
| Vocative | *pьstraja | *pьstrěji | *pьstrěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *pьstriji | *pьstryję | *pьstraja |
| Accusative | *pьstryję | *pьstryję | *pьstraja |
| Genitive | *pьstrъjixъ | *pьstrъjixъ | *pьstrъjixъ |
| Locative | *pьstryjixъ | *pьstryjixъ | *pьstryjixъ |
| Dative | *pьstryjimъ | *pьstryjimъ | *pьstryjimъ |
| Instrumental | *pьstryjimi | *pьstryjimi | *pьstryjimi |
| Vocative | *pьstriji | *pьstryję | *pьstraja |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peyḱ- (1 c, 0 e)
- *pěga
Derived terms
- *pьstrǫgъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: пьстръ (pĭstrŭ)
- Russian: пёстрый (pjóstryj)
- Ukrainian: пе́стрий (péstryj)
- Old East Slavic: пьстръ (pĭstrŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: пьстрꙑ (pĭstry),
- Bulgarian: пъстърва (pǎstǎrva)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: па̏стрва
- Latin: pȁstrva
- Slovene: pẹ́stər (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: pstrý
- Czech: pestrý
- Kashubian: bestri
- Polish: pstry
- Slovak: pestrý
- Old Czech: pstrý
- Non-Slavic:
- Romanian: pestriț
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пестрый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- https://slovari.yandex.ru/~книги/Этимологический%20словарь/Пестрый/
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*pь̀strъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430: “adj. o (b) ‘variegated’”