Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zvěrina

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwēˀrīˀnāˀ, *źwēˀreināˀ. Cognate with Lithuanian žvėri̇́ena. By surface analysis, *zvěrь +‎ *-ina.

Adjective

*zvěrina

  1. wildmeat, game

Declension

Declension of *zvěrina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zvěrina *zvěrině *zvěriny
genitive *zvěriny *zvěrinu *zvěrinъ
dative *zvěrině *zvěrinama *zvěrinamъ
accusative *zvěrinǫ *zvěrině *zvěriny
instrumental *zvěrinojǫ, *zvěrinǫ** *zvěrinama *zvěrinami
locative *zvěrině *zvěrinu *zvěrinasъ, *zvěrinaxъ*
vocative *zvěrino *zvěrině *zvěriny

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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:
    • Old East Slavic: звѣрина (zvěrina)
      • Old Ruthenian: звѣри́на (zvěrína)
        • Belarusian: зверына́ (zvjeryná)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: звіри́на́ (zvirýná)
        • Ukrainian: звіри́на (zvirýna)
      • Russian: звери́на (zverína)
  • West Slavic:
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