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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tvarь
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *twōrˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *twōrH-, equivalent to *tvoriti + *-ь. Cognate with Lithuanian tvorà (“fence”).
Declension
Declension of *tvȃrь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tvȃrь | *tvȃri | *tvȃri |
| Accusative | *tvȃrь | *tvȃri | *tvȃri |
| Genitive | *tvarí | *tvarьjù, *tvařu* | *tvarь̀jь |
| Locative | *tvarí | *tvarьjù, *tvařu* | *tvȃrьxъ |
| Dative | *tvȃri | *tvarьmà | *tvȃrьmъ |
| Instrumental | *tvarьjǫ́ | *tvarьmà | *tvarьmì |
| Vocative | *tvari | *tvȃri | *tvȃri |
* 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*tvȃrь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 500
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тварь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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