Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščurьcь

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 *ščurъ (“playful, perky”) +‎ *-ьcь, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*ščurьcь m

  1. cricket
    Synonym: *svьrčь

Declension

Declension of *ščurьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ščurьcь *ščurьca *ščurьci
genitive *ščurьca *ščurьcu *ščurьcь
dative *ščurьcu *ščurьcema *ščurьcemъ
accusative *ščurьcь *ščurьca *ščurьcę̇
instrumental *ščurьcьmь, *ščurьcemь* *ščurьcema *ščurьci
locative *ščurьci *ščurьcu *ščurьcixъ
vocative *ščurьče *ščurьca *ščurьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

  • *ščurъ (“perky, void”)
  • *ščurěti (“to footle, to play around”)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: щурец (šturec)
    • Macedonian: штурец (šturec)
    • Serbo-Croatian: štúrak (Croatian)
    • Slovene: ščúrək (tonal orthography)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “ščúrek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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