звѣръ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic звѣрь (zvěrĭ), from Proto-Slavic *zvě̑rь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-is, from *ǵʰwer-. Cognate with Russian зверь (zverʹ), Old Novgorodian ꙁвѣре (zvěre), Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ).

Noun

звѣръ (transliteration needed) m anim (genitive звѣра, nominative plural звѣры, genitive plural звѣровъ, related adjective звѣриный or звѣрѧчїй, diminutive звѣрѧ or звѣрѧтко)

  1. wild animal, beast
  2. game meat
  3. creature
  4. (figuratively) devil, satan
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰwer-‎ (0 c, 2 e)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: звер (zvjer); зьвер (zʹvjer) (Taraškievica orthography)
  • Rusyn: звірь (zvirʹ)
  • Ukrainian: звір (zvir)

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