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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrsta
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”). Akin to Lithuanian var̃stas.
Inflection
Declension of *vьrsta (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vьrsta | *vьrstě | *vьrsty |
| genitive | *vьrsty | *vьrstu | *vьrstъ |
| dative | *vьrstě | *vьrstama | *vьrstamъ |
| accusative | *vьrstǫ | *vьrstě | *vьrsty |
| instrumental | *vьrstojǫ, *vьrstǫ** | *vьrstama | *vьrstami |
| locative | *vьrstě | *vьrstu | *vьrstasъ, *vьrstaxъ* |
| vocative | *vьrsto | *vьrstě | *vьrsty |
* -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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “верста́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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