звѣрь
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-. Cognate to Latin ferus, Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr).
Noun
звѣрь • (zvěrĭ) m
- wild animal
Declension
Declension of звѣрь (i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | звѣрь zvěrĭ | звѣри zvěri | звѣрьѥ, звѣриѥ zvěrĭje, zvěrije |
| Accusative | звѣрь zvěrĭ | звѣри zvěri | звѣри zvěri |
| Genitive | звѣри zvěri | звѣрью, звѣрию zvěrĭju, zvěriju | звѣрьи, звѣрии zvěrĭj, zvěrij |
| Locative | звѣри zvěri | звѣрью, звѣрию zvěrĭju, zvěriju | звѣрьхъ zvěrĭxŭ |
| Dative | звѣри zvěri | звѣрьма zvěrĭma | звѣрьмъ zvěrĭmŭ |
| Instrumental | звѣрьмь zvěrĭmĭ | звѣрьма zvěrĭma | звѣрьми zvěrĭmi |
| Vocative | звѣри zvěri | звѣри zvěri | звѣрьѥ, звѣриѥ zvěrĭje, zvěrije |
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ) and Old Polish źwierzę.
Pronunciation
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋeːrɪ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋʲeːrʲɪ/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈzʋʲɛːrʲ/, /ˈzʋʲeːrʲ/
- Hyphenation: звѣ‧рь
Noun
звѣрь (zvěrĭ) m
- wild animal
Declension
Declension of звѣрь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | звѣрь zvěrĭ | звѣри zvěri | звѣрие, звѣрье zvěrie, zvěrĭe |
| Genitive | звѣри zvěri | звѣрию, звѣрью zvěriju, zvěrĭju | звѣрии, звѣрьи zvěrij, zvěrĭj |
| Dative | звѣри zvěri | звѣрьма zvěrĭma | звѣрьмъ zvěrĭmŭ |
| Accusative | звѣрь zvěrĭ | звѣри zvěri | звѣри zvěri |
| Instrumental | звѣрьмь zvěrĭmĭ | звѣрьма zvěrĭma | звѣрьми zvěrĭmi |
| Locative | звѣри zvěri | звѣрию, звѣрью zvěriju, zvěrĭju | звѣрьхъ zvěrĭxŭ |
| Vocative | звѣри zvěri | звѣри zvěri | звѣрие, звѣрье zvěrie, zvěrĭe |
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: звѣръ (zvěr), звиръ (zvir)
- Belarusian: звер (zvjer); зьвер (zʹvjer) (Taraškievica orthography)
- Rusyn: звірь (zvirʹ)
- Ukrainian: звір (zvir)
- Russian: зверь (zverʹ), звѣрь (zvěrʹ)
- → Ingrian: zveeri
- → Komi-Zyrian: зверь (zver)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “звѣрь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1: А – К, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 966