Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/śěrь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *śěrъ (“gray”) +‎ *-ь.

Noun

*śěrь f

  1. grey cloth

Declension

Declension of *śěrь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *śěrь *śěri *śěri
genitive *śěri *śěrьju, *śěřu* *śěrьjь, *śěri*
dative *śěri *śěrьma *śěrьmъ
accusative *śěrь *śěri *śěri
instrumental *śěrьjǫ, *śěřǫ* *śěrьma *śěrьmi
locative *śěri *śěrьju, *śěřu* *śěrьxъ
vocative *śěri *śěri *śěri

* 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:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004), Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 43
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