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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrvь

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

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Noun

*stьrvь f or m

carcass, carrion
Synonym: *trupъ

Inflection

Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvi
Accusative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvi
Genitive	*stьrvi	stьrvьju, stьrvľu^*	stьrvьjь, stьrvi^*
Locative	*stьrvi	stьrvьju, stьrvľu^*	*stьrvьxъ
Dative	*stьrvi	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmъ
Instrumental	stьrvьjǫ, stьrvľǫ^*	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmi
Vocative	*stьrvi	*stьrvi	*stьrvi

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Declension of *stьrvь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	stьrvьje, stьrvľe^*
Accusative	*stьrvь	*stьrvi	*stьrvi
Genitive	*stьrvi	stьrvьju, stьrvľu^*	stьrvьjь, stьrvi^*
Locative	*stьrvi	stьrvьju, stьrvľu^*	*stьrvьxъ
Dative	*stьrvi	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmъ
Instrumental	*stьrvьmь	*stьrvьma	*stьrvьmi
Vocative	*stьrvi	*stьrvi	stьrvьje, stьrvľe^*

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ), стьрва (stĭrva)
  - ⇒ Belarusian: сце́рва (scjérva)
  - Russian: сте́рва (stérva)
  - ⇒ Russian: сте́рво (stérvo)
  - ⇒ Ukrainian: сте́рво (stérvo)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  - Russian Church Slavonic: стьрвь (stĭrvĭ)
- Bulgarian: стръв (strǎv)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: стр̑в
  
  Latin: stȓv
- Slovene: stȓv (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Kashubian: szczirz, scyrz
- Old Polish: ścierw, ścirw, ścirzw
  - Polish: ścierw (obsolete)
- ⇒ Old Polish: ścirwo
  - Polish: ścierwo
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: śćerb
  - Upper Sorbian: śćerb

Further reading

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сте́рва”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Todorov T., editor (2010), “стръв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 509

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