Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šipъ

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

Uncertain. Equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) +‎ *-pъ, hence, a possible derivative of Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”). Alternatively, related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšwipáti (“to cast off, to fling”) and Proto-Germanic *swaipaną (“to sweep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-.

Noun

*šipъ m

acuminate projection
thorn, spike
→ needle

Declension

Declension of *šipъ (hard o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*šipъ	*šipa	*šipi
genitive	*šipa	*šipu	*šipъ
dative	*šipu	*šipoma	*šipomъ
accusative	*šipъ	*šipa	*šipy
instrumental	šipъmь, šipomь^*	*šipoma	*šipy
locative	*šipě	*šipu	*šipěxъ
vocative	*šipe	*šipa	*šipi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*šipъka (“rosehip”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: шып (šyp)
- Russian: шип (šip)
- Ukrainian: шип (šyp)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: шип (šip)
- Serbo-Croatian: ши̑п / šȋp
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: šíp
  - Czech: šíp
- Old Polish: szyp
  - Polish: szyp
- Slovak: šíp
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: šip
  - Lower Sorbian: šуp

Non-Slavic:
- Romanian: șip

References

Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “шип”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 412