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Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/teterwás
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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tetr̥-wó-s, from *teter- (“hen-like bird”) + *-wós.
Cognate with Proto-Iranian *tatr̥wáh, Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittirá), Ancient Greek τέτραξ (tétrax, “type of bird”), τετράων (tetráōn, “grouse”), Latin turtur, Proto-Celtic *teteros (whence Middle Irish tethra), Proto-Germanic *þeduraz (“wood grouse, capercaillie”) (whence Old Norse þiðurr).
Inflection
Mobile accent.
Declension of *teterwás (o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *teterwas | *teterwōˀ | *teterwai |
| Accusative | *teterwun | *teterwōˀ | *teterwuns |
| Genitive | *teterwā | *teterwauš | *teterwun |
| Locative | *teterwai | *teterwauš | *teterwaišu |
| Dative | *teterwōi | *teterwamō | *teterwamas |
| Instrumental | *teterwōˀ | *teterwamō | *teterwamiš |
| Vocative | *teterwe | *teterwōˀ | *teterwai |
Descendants
- Lithuanian: tetervà,
- Old Prussian: tatarwis
- Slavic: *tetervь (see there for further descendants)
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