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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svidъ

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

Either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyd- (“to shine”) or from *sweydʰ- (“to glare, to heat”), due to the glaring crimson bark of the dogwood. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hwītaz (“white”) or Lithuanian svidùs (“glaring”) (akin to Lithuanian svidė́ti (“to be bright”), svìsti (“to glare”), dial. svýsti), Old Prussian sidis (“dogwood”) depending on the exact etymology. Further akin to Latvian svîst (“to glance, to glare”).

Noun

*svidъ m

  1. dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
    Synonym: *dernъ

Alternative forms
  • *svida f
  • *svidy f

Declension
Declension of *svidъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *svidъ *svida *svidi
Accusative *svidъ *svida *svidy
Genitive *svida *svidu *svidъ
Locative *svidě *svidu *sviděxъ
Dative *svidu *svidoma *svidomъ
Instrumental *svidъmь, *svidomь* *svidoma *svidy
Vocative *svide *svida *svidi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *svidьcь
  • *svidьba
  • *svidina

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: сви́да (svída)
      • ⇒ Russian: свиди́на (svidína)
    • ⇒ Ukrainian: свиди́на (svydýna)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: svíd
    • Polish: świd
    • Slovak: svíb
    • Sorbian:

Further reading
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “свиди́на”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (2002), “свит (свид)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 558
  • “svità” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė: svìsti (<*svid + ti)
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