Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьrčь

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 *(s)kvьrčěti (“to squeak”) +‎ *-ь, of onomatopoeic origin according to Vasmer.

Noun

*svьrčь m

  1. cricket (orthopteran insect)
    Synonym: *ščurьcь

Alternative forms

  • *cvьrčь

Declension

Declension of *svьrčь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *svьrčь *svьrča *svьrči
genitive *svьrča *svьrču *svьrčь
dative *svьrču *svьrčema *svьrčemъ
accusative *svьrčь *svьrča *svьrčę̇
instrumental *svьrčьmь, *svьrčemь* *svьrčema *svьrči
locative *svьrči *svьrču *svьrčixъ
vocative *svьrču *svьrča *svьrči

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

Derived terms

  • *svьrčьkъ/*cvьrčьkъ (diminutive)
  • *cvьrkunъ (diminutive)

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: świercz, śwircz
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: šwjerč
      • Lower Sorbian: šwjеrс

From diminutive form *(s)kvьrčьkъ:

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: свьрчькъ (svĭrčĭkŭ)
      • Belarusian: свершч (svjeršč) (rare)
      • Russian: сверчо́к (sverčók)
      • Ukrainian: сверщ (sveršč) (rare)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: cvrček
    • Polabian: svarcėk
    • Slovak: svrček
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: суrčаk (“grasshopper”)

From diminutive form *cvьrkunъ:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сверчок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “svȓček”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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