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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/virъ
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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 *wīr-, ultimately from the root of *vьrěti (“to boil”).[1]
Cognate with Lithuanian vỹris, vỹrius (“whirlpool”), Latvian virags.
Declension
Declension of *virъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *virъ | *vira | *viri |
| Accusative | *virъ | *vira | *viry |
| Genitive | *vira | *viru | *virъ |
| Locative | *virě | *viru | *virěxъ |
| Dative | *viru | *viroma | *viromъ |
| Instrumental | *virъmь, *viromь* | *viroma | *viry |
| Vocative | *vire | *vira | *viri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 522
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вир”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “вир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 78-81
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