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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьrčь
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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 *(s)kvьrčěti (“to squeak”) + *-ь, of onomatopoeic origin according to Vasmer.
Alternative forms
- *cvьrčь
Declension
Declension of *svьrčь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *svьrčь | *svьrča | *svьrči |
| genitive | *svьrča | *svьrču | *svьrčь |
| dative | *svьrču | *svьrčema | *svьrčemъ |
| accusative | *svьrčь | *svьrča | *svьrčę̇ |
| instrumental | *svьrčьmь, *svьrčemь* | *svьrčema | *svьrči |
| locative | *svьrči | *svьrču | *svьrčixъ |
| vocative | *svьrču | *svьrča | *svьrči |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *svьrčьkъ/*cvьrčьkъ (diminutive)
- *cvьrkunъ (diminutive)
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Old Polish: świercz, śwircz
- Polish: świercz (obsolete), świerszcz
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: šwjerč
- Lower Sorbian: šwjеrс
- Old Polish: świercz, śwircz
From diminutive form *(s)kvьrčьkъ:
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: свьрчькъ (svĭrčĭkŭ)
- Belarusian: свершч (svjeršč) (rare)
- Russian: сверчо́к (sverčók)
- Ukrainian: сверщ (sveršč) (rare)
- Old East Slavic: свьрчькъ (svĭrčĭkŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
From diminutive form *cvьrkunъ:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сверчок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “svȓček”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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