ꙗстребъ

Old Ruthenian

ꙗ́стребъ

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗ́стрѧбъ (jástrębŭ), from Proto-Slavic *àstrę̄bъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓˀśuptrembas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ōḱú-pth₂r̥ + *-(V)mbʰ + *-os, from *h₂eḱ-us (swift, fast) + *pter- (wing). Cognate with Russian я́стреб (jástreb), Old Czech jestřáb.

Noun

ꙗ́стребъ (transliteration needed) m anim

  1. hawk, goshawk
    • чи ѡт розꙋма твоего летает ꙗстребъ простираеть крыла свои кь югꙋ(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • цена птахам… ꙗстребъ великиⸯ три рубли грошеⸯ(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • збежалисе люди вшетечни, ꙗко ꙗстрабове(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: я́страб (jástrab)
  • Rusyn: я́стряб (jástrjab), астря́б (astrjáb)
  • Ukrainian: я́стріб (jástrib), я́стреб (jástreb), астря́б (astrjáb) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: я́стер (jáster) (dialectal)

Further reading

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