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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrvь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
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Noun
*stьrvь f or m
- carcass, carrion
- Synonym: *trupъ
Inflection
Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *stьrvь | *stьrvi | *stьrvi |
| Accusative | *stьrvь | *stьrvi | *stьrvi |
| Genitive | *stьrvi | *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* | *stьrvьjь, *stьrvi* |
| Locative | *stьrvi | *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* | *stьrvьxъ |
| Dative | *stьrvi | *stьrvьma | *stьrvьmъ |
| Instrumental | *stьrvьjǫ, *stьrvľǫ* | *stьrvьma | *stьrvьmi |
| Vocative | *stьrvi | *stьrvi | *stьrvi |
* 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).
Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *stьrvь | *stьrvi | *stьrvьje, *stьrvľe* |
| Accusative | *stьrvь | *stьrvi | *stьrvi |
| Genitive | *stьrvi | *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* | *stьrvьjь, *stьrvi* |
| Locative | *stьrvi | *stьrvьju, *stьrvľu* | *stьrvьxъ |
| Dative | *stьrvi | *stьrvьma | *stьrvьmъ |
| Instrumental | *stьrvьmь | *stьrvьma | *stьrvьmi |
| Vocative | *stьrvi | *stьrvi | *stьrvьje, *stьrvľe* |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ), стьрва (stĭrva)
- ⇒ Belarusian: сце́рва (scjérva)
- Russian: сте́рва (stérva)
- ⇒ Russian: сте́рво (stérvo)
- ⇒ Ukrainian: сте́рво (stérvo)
- Old East Slavic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ), стьрва (stĭrva)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Russian Church Slavonic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ)
- Bulgarian: стръв (strǎv)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: стр̑в
- Latin: stȓv
- Slovene: stȓv (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Kashubian: szczirz, scyrz
- Old Polish: ścierw, ścirw, ścirzw
- Polish: ścierw (obsolete)
- ⇒ Old Polish: ścirwo
- Polish: ścierwo
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: śćerb
- Upper Sorbian: śćerb
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сте́рва”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Todorov T., editor (2010), “стръв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 509