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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/berstъ

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-Balto-Slavic *berˀźtas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ-tó-s, from *bʰerHǵós (“birch”).

Noun

*bẽrstъ or *bȇrstъ m [1][2]

  1. elm
    Synonyms: *vęzъ, *jьlьmъ

Declension
Declension of *bẽrstъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bẽrstъ *bērstà *bērstì
Accusative *bẽrstъ *bērstà *bērstỳ
Genitive *bērstà *bērstù *bẽrstъ
Locative *bērstě̀ *bērstù *bẽrstěxъ
Dative *bērstù *bērstòma *bērstòmъ
Instrumental *bērstъ̀mь, *bērstòmь* *bērstòma *bẽrsty
Vocative *berste *bērstà *bērstì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Declension of *bȇrstъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bȇrstъ *bȇrsta *bȇrsti
Accusative *bȇrstъ *bȇrsta *bȇrsty
Genitive *bȇrsta *berstù *bẽrstъ
Locative *bȇrstě *berstù *berstě̃xъ
Dative *bȇrstu *berstomà *berstòmъ
Instrumental *bȇrstъmь, *bȇrstomь* *berstomà *berstý
Vocative *berste *bȇrsta *bȇrsti
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • *berstěnъ
  • *berstika
  • *berstikъ
  • *berstina
  • *berstovъ
  • *berstь
  • *berstьje

Descendants

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*berstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37: “m. o (b/c) ‘elm’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “berstъ -a”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b elm (NA 120; SA 156)”
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