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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sestra
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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
Etymology
From earlier *sesra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Inflection
Declension of *sestrà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sestrà | *sèstrě | *sestrỳ |
| Accusative | *sestrǫ̀ | *sèstrě | *sestrỳ |
| Genitive | *sestrỳ | *sestrù | *sèstrъ |
| Locative | *sestrě̀ | *sestrù | *sestràsъ, *sestràxъ* |
| Dative | *sestrě̀ | *sestràma | *sestràmъ |
| Instrumental | *sestròjǫ, *sèstrǫ** | *sestràma | *sestràmī |
| Vocative | *sestro | *sèstrě | *sestrỳ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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: сестра (sestra)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*sestrà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 445
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