Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/esetrъ
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *eśetras. Cognate with Lithuanian ašėtras (“sturgeon”), ešketras (“whale”), Old Prussian esketres (“sturgeon”). Also related (with different vocalism) to Lithuanian ešerỹs, ašerỹs (“perch”), and (under the influence of erškė̃tis (“bramble”)) erškėtras, erškẽtas, arškẽtas (“sturgeon”).
Noun
[edit]*esètrъ m[1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *esetrъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *esetrъ | *esetra | *esetri |
| genitive | *esetra | *esetru | *esetrъ |
| dative | *esetru | *esetroma | *esetromъ |
| accusative | *esetrъ | *esetra | *esetry |
| instrumental | *esetrъmь, *esetromь* | *esetroma | *esetry |
| locative | *esetrě | *esetru | *esetrěxъ |
| vocative | *esetre | *esetra | *esetri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*esètrъ; *esètra”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 145
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “осётр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress