звѣрѧ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • звѣрꙗ́, ѕвѣрѧ́, зверѧ́, звера́, звѣра́, звира́, звѣре́

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic *звѣрѧ́ (*zvěrę́), from Proto-Slavic *zvě̄rę̀. By surface analysis, звѣръ + . Cognate with Czech zvíře, Old Polish źwirzę and Polish zwierzę.

Noun

звѣрѧ́ (transliteration needed) n (genitive звѣрѧты, nominative plural звѣрѧта, genitive plural звѣрѧтъ, related adjective звѣрѧчїй, diminutive звѣрѧтко)

  1. animal, beast
    • …из ловищи з малыми и з вєликими звєрѧты…from the hunt with small and with big animals
  2. creature
    • …тож и мы, иж инша звѣрѧта розоумом и смыслом проходимо……so we too, which best other creatures with intellect and reason…
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰwer-‎ (0 c, 2 e)

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: звіря́ (zvirjá)

Further reading

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