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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvьcь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas, *sjuwikis. Equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) + *-ьcь. Cognate with Lithuanian siuvìkas, siuvikis (“tailor”), Old Prussian schuwikis (“tailor”).
Noun
*šьvьcь m[1]
- (generally) seamster (person who sews)
- → tailor, dressmaker (seamster who makes clothing)
- Synonyms: *krojačь, *kravьcь
- → cobbler, shoemaker (seamster who makes footwear)
- Synonyms: *obuťařь, *postolařь
- → tailor, dressmaker (seamster who makes clothing)
Alternative forms
- *šivačь, *šьvačь
Inflection
Declension of *šьvьcь (soft o-stem)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *šьvьcь | *šьvьca | *šьvьci |
Accusative | *šьvьcь | *šьvьca | *šьvьcę̇ |
Genitive | *šьvьca | *šьvьcu | *šьvьcь |
Locative | *šьvьci | *šьvьcu | *šьvьcixъ |
Dative | *šьvьcu | *šьvьcema | *šьvьcemъ |
Instrumental | *šьvьcьmь, *šьvьcemь* | *šьvьcema | *šьvьci |
Vocative | *šьvьče | *šьvьca | *šьvьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *šьvьkyni, *šьvaxa (“seamstress”) (feminine forms)
Related terms
- *šьvъ (“stitch”)
- *šьvica (“embroidery”)
- *šьvajьka (“sewing tool”)
- *šidlo (“awl”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ)
- Belarusian: шаве́ц (šavjéc)
- Russian: швец (švec)
- Ukrainian: швець (švecʹ)
- Old East Slavic: шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ)
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ша́вац
- Latin: šávac
- Serbo-Croatian:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: švec
- Czech: švec
- Bohemian (Chod dialect): ševc
- Czech: švec
- Old Polish: szwiec
- Polish: szewc
- Silesian: szwiec
- Slovak: švec
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: šejc
- Upper Sorbian: šewc
- Old Czech: švec
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “швец”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*šьvьcь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488: “‘tailor, shoemaker’”