Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cьrky

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

Palatalized form of early *kь̀rky, borrowed from Old High German kirihha or late Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), Lord’s (house)).

Noun

*cь̀rky f[1]

  1. temple
    Synonym: *božьnica

Declension

Declension of *cь̀rky (hard v-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *cь̀rky *cь̀rkъvi *cь̀rkъvi
genitive *cь̀rkъve *cь̀rkъvu *cь̀rkъvъ
dative *cь̀rkъvi *cь̀rkъvьma, *cь̀rkъvama* *cь̀rkъvьmъ, *cь̀rkъvamъ*
accusative *cь̀rkъvь *cь̀rkъvi *cь̀rkъvi
instrumental *cь̀rkъvьjǫ, *cь̀rkъvľǭ** *cь̀rkъvьma, *cь̀rkъvama* *cь̀rkъvьmī, *cь̀rkъvamī*
locative *cь̀rkъve *cь̀rkъvu *cь̀rkъvьxъ, *cь̀rkъvaxъ*
vocative *cь̀rky *cь̀rkъvi *cь̀rkъvi

* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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: цьркꙑ (cĭrky)
      • Old Ruthenian: це́рковъ (cérkov)
      • Russian: це́рковь (cérkovʹ) (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Novgorodian: цьркꙑ (ćĭrky)
    • Old Novgorodian: *кьркꙑ (*kĭrky)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⱌⱃⱐⰽⱏⰹ (crĭky)
      Old Cyrillic script: црькꙑ (crĭky)
      • Czech Old Church Slavonic: ⱌⰻⱃⱏⰽⱏⰺ (cirŭky); ⱌⰻⱃⱏⰽⱏⱀⱏ (cirŭkŭnŭ)[2][3][4][5]
      • Bulgarian: църква (cǎrkva), черква (čerkva)
      • Macedonian: црква (crkva)
      • Old East Slavic: црькꙑ (crĭky), цръкꙑ (crŭky)
        • Old Ruthenian: црьковъ (crʹkov), цръковъ (crkov)
    • Old Serbo-Croatian: crki
    • Old Slovene: circuvah (loc. pl.)[6]
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “cьrky”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (PR 133)
  2. ^ ⱌⰺⱃⱏⰽⱏⰲⰵ”, in Kiev Missal[2] (in Old Church Slavonic), 915±35?, page (leaf) 6, line 4
  3. ^ Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “циркꙑ”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 771
  4. ^ ⱌⰻⱃⰽⱏⱀⰰⱑ”, in Kiev Missal[3] (in Old Church Slavonic), 915±35?, page (leaf) 4.5, line 17
  5. ^ Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “циркънъ”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 771
  6. ^ “ucircuvah”, in Freising manuscripts[4], 1005±33, page 4 (2.2/159r), line 35

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cьrky”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 198
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “церковь”, 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 367
  • Vasmer, Max (1973) “церковь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 300
  • Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “церква”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 1098
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “церква”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 241