Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьbъ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *st(е)ibas, from Proto-Indo-European *steib(ʰ)- or *stib(ʰ)- (“stem, cane”), from *stebʰ- (“to harden, stiffen; pole, stalk”). Cognate with Lithuanian stíebas, Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ).

Noun

*stьbъ m

stem, stalk, trunk

Inflection

Declension of *stьbъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*stьbъ	*stьba	*stьbi
Accusative	*stьbъ	*stьba	*stьby
Genitive	*stьba	*stьbu	*stьbъ
Locative	*stьbě	*stьbu	*stьběxъ
Dative	*stьbu	*stьboma	*stьbomъ
Instrumental	stьbъmь, stьbomь^*	*stьboma	*stьby
Vocative	*stьbe	*stьba	*stьbi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stebʰ-‎ (0 c, 5 e)

Derived terms

*stьblь m / *stьblò n (“stem, stalk, trunk”)
- *stьblьje (“straw”)
*stьbľь (“wildcat”)

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Derksen, Rick (2008), “*stьblь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472: “m. jo ‘stem, stalk, trunk’”
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Trubachyov, Oleg (1960) Происхождение названий домашних животных в славянских языках [The origin of the names of domestic animals in Slavic languages]‎ (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, pages 91–94