Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-erъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *-er-.

Suffix

*-erъ m

Denominal, from the root, forming nouns denoting male creature.
*gǫsь (“goose”) → *gǫserъ (“gander (male goose)”)

*kotъ (“cat”) → *koťerъ (“tomcat (male cat)”)

*maca (“cat, pussy”) → *mačerъ (“tomcat (male cat)”)

*myšь (“mouse”) → *myšerъ

Declension

Declension of *-erъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-erъ	*-era	*-eri
Accusative	*-erъ	*-era	*-ery
Genitive	*-era	*-eru	*-erъ
Locative	*-erě	*-eru	*-erěxъ
Dative	*-eru	*-eroma	*-eromъ
Instrumental	-erъmь, -eromь^*	*-eroma	*-ery
Vocative	*-ere	*-era	*-eri

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

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References

Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gǫserъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 07, Moscow: Nauka, page 82
Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kotjerъ / *kotjurъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 11, Moscow: Nauka, page 207
Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1990), “*mačerъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 17, Moscow: Nauka, page 116
Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1994), “*myšera / *myšerъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 21, Moscow: Nauka, page 59

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