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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrxy
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Alternative forms
- *sьršenь (Derksen, jo-stem)
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“hornet”).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian širšė, Latvian sir̂senis, dialectal sirsuonis, Old Prussian sirsilis.
Indo-European cognates include Latin crābrō, Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (“hornet”).
Inflection
Declension of *sьrxy (n-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sьrxy | *sьršeni | *sьršene |
| Accusative | *sьršenь | *sьršeni | *sьršeni |
| Genitive | *sьršene | *sьršenu | *sьršenъ |
| Locative | *sьršene | *sьršenu | *sьršenьxъ |
| Dative | *sьršeni | *sьršenьma | *sьršenьmъ |
| Instrumental | *sьršenьmь | *sьršenьma | *sьršenьmi |
| Vocative | *sьrxy | *sьršeni | *sьršene |
See also
Descendants
- Church Slavonic: стръшень (strŭšenĭ), сръшень (srŭšenĭ) (Russian)
- East Slavic: сьршень (sĭršenĭ), шьршень (šĭršenĭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 485f
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “шершень”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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