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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zvěrь
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwēris, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-.
Declension
Declension of *zvě̑rь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zvě̑rь | *zvě̑ri | *zvě̑rьjē, *zvě̑řē* |
| Accusative | *zvě̑rь | *zvě̑ri | *zvě̑ri |
| Genitive | *zvěrí | *zvěrьjù, *zvěřu* | *zvěrь̀jь |
| Locative | *zvěrí | *zvěrьjù, *zvěřu* | *zvě̑rьxъ |
| Dative | *zvě̑ri | *zvěrьmà | *zvě̑rьmъ |
| Instrumental | *zvě̑rьmь | *zvěrьmà | *zvěrьmì |
| Vocative | *zvěri | *zvě̑ri | *zvě̑rьjē, *zvě̑řē* |
* 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*zvě̑rь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549
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