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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sirъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śeiros, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-ro-. Cognate with Lithuanian šeirỹs (“widower”), Sanskrit शयु (śayú, “orphan”).
Adjective
*sȋrъ[1][2]
- orphaned
Inflection
Accent paradigm C.
Indefinite declension of *sirъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sirъ | *sira | *siro |
| Accusative | *sirъ | *sirǫ | *siro |
| Genitive | *sira | *siry | *sira |
| Locative | *sirě | *sirě | *sirě |
| Dative | *siru | *sirě | *siru |
| Instrumental | *siromь | *sirojǫ | *siromь |
| Vocative | *sire | *siro | *siro |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sira | *sirě | *sirě |
| Accusative | *sira | *sirě | *sirě |
| Genitive | *siru | *siru | *siru |
| Locative | *siru | *siru | *siru |
| Dative | *siroma | *sirama | *siroma |
| Instrumental | *siroma | *sirama | *siroma |
| Vocative | *sira | *sirě | *sirě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *siri | *siry | *sira |
| Accusative | *siry | *siry | *sira |
| Genitive | *sirъ | *sirъ | *sirъ |
| Locative | *sirěxъ | *siraxъ | *sirěxъ |
| Dative | *siromъ | *siramъ | *siromъ |
| Instrumental | *siry | *sirami | *siry |
| Vocative | *siri | *siry | *sira |
Definite declension of *sirъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sirъjь | *siraja | *siroje |
| Accusative | *sirъjь | *sirǫjǫ | *siroje |
| Genitive | *sirajego | *siryję | *sirajego |
| Locative | *sirějemь | *sirěji | *sirějemь |
| Dative | *sirujemu | *sirěji | *sirujemu |
| Instrumental | *siryjimi | *sirǫjǫ | *siryjimi |
| Vocative | *sirъjь | *siraja | *siroje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *siraja | *sirěji | *sirěji |
| Accusative | *siraja | *sirěji | *sirěji |
| Genitive | *siruju | *siruju | *siruju |
| Locative | *siruju | *siruju | *siruju |
| Dative | *siryjima | *siryjima | *siryjima |
| Instrumental | *siryjima | *siryjima | *siryjima |
| Vocative | *siraja | *sirěji | *sirěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *siriji | *siryję | *siraja |
| Accusative | *siryję | *siryję | *siraja |
| Genitive | *sirъjixъ | *sirъjixъ | *sirъjixъ |
| Locative | *siryjixъ | *siryjixъ | *siryjixъ |
| Dative | *siryjimъ | *siryjimъ | *siryjimъ |
| Instrumental | *siryjimi | *siryjimi | *siryjimi |
| Vocative | *siriji | *siryję | *siraja |
Derived terms
- *sirota
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: сиръ (sirŭ), сирꙑи (siryj)
- Russian: си́рый (síryj)
- Old East Slavic: сиръ (sirŭ), сирꙑи (siryj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: сиръ (sirŭ)
- Unspecified:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: sirý
- Polabian: sarĕ
- Slovak: sirý
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “си́рый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “šeirys”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 442: “*sirъ adj. o 'orphaned'”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “sirъ sira siro”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c ensom, hittet (SA 123f.; PR 138)”