Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cьrky
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]
Declension
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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Lithuanian: cerkvė
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “cьrky”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 133)”
- ^ “ⱌⰺⱃⱏⰽⱏⰲⰵ”, in Kiev Missal[2] (in Old Church Slavonic), 915±35?, page (leaf) 6, line 4
- ^ 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
- ^ “ⱌⰻⱃⰽⱏⱀⰰⱑ”, in Kiev Missal[3] (in Old Church Slavonic), 915±35?, page (leaf) 4.5, line 17
- ^ 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
- ^ “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