Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skvorьcь

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

Derived from *skvьr- which, according to Vasmer, is of onomatopoeic provenance.

Noun

*skvorьcь m

  1. starling (bird)

Inflection

Declension of *skvorьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *skvorьcь *skvorьca *skvorьci
genitive *skvorьca *skvorьcu *skvorьcь
dative *skvorьcu *skvorьcema *skvorьcemъ
accusative *skvorьcь *skvorьca *skvorьcę̇
instrumental *skvorьcьmь, *skvorьcemь* *skvorьcema *skvorьci
locative *skvorьci *skvorьcu *skvorьcixъ
vocative *skvorьče *skvorьca *skvorьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: скворе́ц (skvoréc)
    • Ukrainian: скворе́ць (skvorécʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скворе́ц”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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