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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrkъ
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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
Alternative forms
- *ščьrkъ (South Slavic)
- *stьrxъ, *sterxъ (East Slavic)
Etymology
Most likely related to Proto-Germanic *sturkaz (“stork”) (whence Lithuanian star̃kus (“stork”), Latvian stārķis (“stork”)), Latvian stirka (“creature with long legs”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (“to bulge, to stick out”).
Declension
Declension of *stьrkъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *stьrkъ | *stьrka | *stьrci |
| Accusative | *stьrkъ | *stьrka | *stьrky |
| Genitive | *stьrka | *stьrku | *stьrkъ |
| Locative | *stьrcě | *stьrku | *stьrcěxъ |
| Dative | *stьrku | *stьrkoma | *stьrkomъ |
| Instrumental | *stьrkъmь, *stьrkomь* | *stьrkoma | *stьrky |
| Vocative | *stьrče | *stьrka | *stьrci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *stьrkъlъ, *stьrkylъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “стерк”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “štȓk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *stь̑rkъ in *stь̋rkъ”
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