Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrsta

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”). Akin to Lithuanian var̃stas.

    Noun

    *vьrsta f

    1. row, line
    2. age
    3. kind

    Inflection

    Declension of *vьrsta (hard a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *vьrsta *vьrstě *vьrsty
    genitive *vьrsty *vьrstu *vьrstъ
    dative *vьrstě *vьrstama *vьrstamъ
    accusative *vьrstǫ *vьrstě *vьrsty
    instrumental *vьrstojǫ, *vьrstǫ** *vьrstama *vьrstami
    locative *vьrstě *vьrstu *vьrstasъ, *vьrstaxъ*
    vocative *vьrsto *vьrstě *vьrsty

    * -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
    ** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “верста́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vьrsta; *vьrstva”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 538
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