Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъvorьnь

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 *sъverti, from *sъ(n) + *verti, *verati.

Noun

*sъvorьnь m

  1. bolt, pin

Inflection

Declension of *sъvorьnь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъvorьnь *sъvorьni *sъvorьnьje, *sъvorьňe*
genitive *sъvorьni *sъvorьnьju, *sъvorьňu* *sъvorьnьjь, *sъvorьni*
dative *sъvorьni *sъvorьnьma *sъvorьnьmъ
accusative *sъvorьnь *sъvorьni *sъvorьni
instrumental *sъvorьnьmь *sъvorьnьma *sъvorьnьmi
locative *sъvorьni *sъvorьnьju, *sъvorьňu* *sъvorьnьxъ
vocative *sъvorьni *sъvorьni *sъvorьnьje, *sъvorьňe*

* 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).

verb
  • *sъverti

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: шво́рень (švórenʹ), шво́ренъ (švóren), шкво́рень (škvórenʹ)
      • Belarusian: шво́ран (švóran); шво́рун (švórun) (dialectal)
      • Ukrainian: шво́рінь (švórinʹ); сві́рень (svírenʹ), сво́рень (svórenʹ), сво́рінь (svórinʹ), шві́рень (švírenʹ), шкво́рень (škvórenʹ) (dialectal)
      • Bulgarian: шво́рен (švóren) (dialectal, Odessa Oblast in Ukraine)
    • Russian: шкво́рень (škvórenʹ); шво́рень (švórenʹ), шво́рунь (švórunʹ), шкво́рунь (škvórunʹ) (dialectal)
    • Old East Slavic: съвора (sŭvora)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: svořeň, zvořeň (dialectal)
    • Polish: sworzeń
    • Slovak: svoreň

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шво́рень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шво́рінь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 400