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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/četyre

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 *ketures, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. The source of the acute long -ūˀ- (> -ỳ- in Slavic) is unclear.

Numeral
Proto-Slavic numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: *četyre
    Ordinal: *četvьrtъ

*četỳre [1][2][3]

  1. four

Declension
Declension of *četyre (r-stem)
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *četyre *četyri *četyri
Accusative *četyri *četyri *četyri
Genitive *četyrъ *četyrъ *četyrъ
Locative *četyrьxъ *četyrьxъ *četyrьxъ
Dative *četyrьmъ *četyrьmъ *četyrьmъ
Instrumental *četyrьmi *četyrьmi *četyrьmi

Alternative forms
  • *čьtyre (unaccented *е reduced to *ь)

Descendants

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*četỳre”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87: “num. (a) ‘four’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “četyre”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a fire (PR 133)”
  3. Snoj, Marko (2016), “štírje”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*čety̋re, *čьty̋re”
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