Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьrsty

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 *pьrstъ (finger) +‎ *-y.

    Noun

    *pьrsty m

    1. finger ring
    2. ring

    Inflection

    Declension of *pьrsty (n-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pьrsty *pьrsteni *pьrstene
    genitive *pьrstene *pьrstenu *pьrstenъ
    dative *pьrsteni *pьrstenьma *pьrstenьmъ
    accusative *pьrstenь *pьrsteni *pьrsteni
    instrumental *pьrstenьmь *pьrstenьma *pьrstenьmi
    locative *pьrstene *pьrstenu *pьrstenьxъ
    vocative *pьrsty *pьrsteni *pьrstene

    Descendants

    References

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “перст”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “перст”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 25
    • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902), “пьрстьнь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1772