Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьstrъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From earlier *pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *piś-ras, from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-rós, from the root *peyḱ- (“to mark, paint”). Morphologically *pьsati + *-rъ.[1]
Direct cognate with Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, pointed”). Semantically close to Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos), Proto-Germanic *faihaz.
Adjective
*pь̀strъ[1]
Inflection
Accent paradigm b.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pьstrъ | *pьstra | *pьstro |
| genitive | *pьstra | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| dative | *pьstru | *pьstrě | *pьstru |
| accusative | *pьstrъ | *pьstrǫ | *pьstro |
| instrumental | *pьstromь | *pьstrojǫ | *pьstromь |
| locative | *pьstrě | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| vocative | *pьstre | *pьstro | *pьstro |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| genitive | *pьstru | *pьstru | *pьstru |
| dative | *pьstroma | *pьstrama | *pьstroma |
| accusative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| instrumental | *pьstroma | *pьstrama | *pьstroma |
| locative | *pьstru | *pьstru | *pьstru |
| vocative | *pьstra | *pьstrě | *pьstrě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *pьstri | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| genitive | *pьstrъ | *pьstrъ | *pьstrъ |
| dative | *pьstromъ | *pьstramъ | *pьstromъ |
| accusative | *pьstry | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| instrumental | *pьstry | *pьstrami | *pьstry |
| locative | *pьstrěxъ | *pьstraxъ | *pьstrěxъ |
| vocative | *pьstri | *pьstry | *pьstra |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pьstrъjь | *pьstraja | *pьstroje |
| genitive | *pьstrajego | *pьstryję̇ | *pьstrajego |
| dative | *pьstrujemu | *pьstrěji | *pьstrujemu |
| accusative | *pьstrъjь | *pьstrǫjǫ | *pьstroje |
| instrumental | *pьstryjimь | *pьstrǫjǫ | *pьstryjimь |
| locative | *pьstrějemь | *pьstrěji | *pьstrějemь |
| vocative | *pьstrъjь | *pьstraja | *pьstroje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *pьstraja | *pьstrěji | *pьstrěji |
| genitive | *pьstruju | *pьstruju | *pьstruju |
| dative | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima |
| accusative | *pьstraja | *pьstrěji | *pьstrěji |
| instrumental | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima | *pьstryjima |
| locative | *pьstruju | *pьstruju | *pьstruju |
| vocative | *pьstraja | *pьstrěji | *pьstrěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *pьstriji | *pьstryję̇ | *pьstraja |
| genitive | *pьstrъjixъ | *pьstrъjixъ | *pьstrъjixъ |
| dative | *pьstryjimъ | *pьstryjimъ | *pьstryjimъ |
| accusative | *pьstryję̇ | *pьstryję̇ | *pьstraja |
| instrumental | *pьstryjimi | *pьstryjimi | *pьstryjimi |
| locative | *pьstryjixъ | *pьstryjixъ | *pьstryjixъ |
| vocative | *pьstriji | *pьstryję̇ | *pьstraja |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peyḱ- (1 c, 0 e)
Derived terms
- *pьstrǫgъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: пьстръ (pĭstrŭ)
- Russian: пёстрый (pjóstryj)
- Ukrainian: пе́стрий (péstryj)
- Old East Slavic: пьстръ (pĭstrŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- Romanian: pestriț
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пестрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- https://slovari.yandex.ru/~книги/Этимологический%20словарь/Пестрый/
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̀strъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430: “adj. o (b) ‘variegated’”