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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-erъ

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

From Proto-Indo-European *-er-.

Suffix

*-erъ m

  1. 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
genitive *-era *-eru *-erъ
dative *-eru *-eroma *-eromъ
accusative *-erъ *-era *-ery
instrumental *-erъmь, *-eromь* *-eroma *-ery
locative *-erě *-eru *-erěxъ
vocative *-ere *-era *-eri
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

See also

Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-erъ

References
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gǫserъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 82
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kotjerъ / *kotjurъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 207
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*mačerъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 116
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*myšera / *myšerъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 59
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