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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrmьje

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 *vъrm- / *vьrm- (“worm, insect”)[1] +‎ *-ьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *warma- (“worm, insect”)[2], from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian var̃mas (“insect, mosquito”), Old Prussian wormyan, warmun (“red”).

Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm; serpent, snake”), Latin vermis (“worm”), Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhómos, “wood-worm”).

Noun

*vьrmьje n

  1. worms, insects

Declension
Declension of *vьrmьje (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *vьrmьje *vьrmьji *vьrmьja
Accusative *vьrmьje *vьrmьji *vьrmьja
Genitive *vьrmьja *vьrmьju *vьrmьjь
Locative *vьrmьji *vьrmьju *vьrmьjixъ
Dative *vьrmьju *vьrmьjema *vьrmьjemъ
Instrumental *vьrmьjьmь, *vьrmьjemь* *vьrmьjema *vьrmьji
Vocative *vьrmьje *vьrmьji *vьrmьja
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic: *вьрмиѥ (*vĭrmije, “locusts, worms”)[3]
    • Russian: ве́рмие (vérmije)
    • Ukrainian: вермяний (vermjanyj, “red”)

References
  1. Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъrmъkъ / *mъrmьcь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 20, Moscow: Nauka, page 252
  2. Pokorny 1959:1152
  3. Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “вермие”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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