Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/wíršus

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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wers- (top).

Noun

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*wíršus m[1][2]

  1. top, peak, upper part

Inflection

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Declension of *wíršus (u-stem, fixed accent)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *wíršus *wíršūˀ *wíršawes
Accusative *wíršun *wíršūˀ *wíršū(ˀ)ns
Genitive *wíršaus *wíršawau *wíršawōn
Locative *wíršēuˀ *wíršawau *wíršušu
Dative *wíršawei *wíršumā(ˀ) *wíršumas
Instrumental *wíršūˀ (early forms) *wíršumāˀ *wíršumīˀs
Vocative *wíršau *wíršūˀ *wíršawes

Descendants

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  • Latvian: virsus m (rare), virsa f
  • Lithuanian: viršùs
  • Proto-Slavic: *vь̃rxъ (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vь̀rxъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 538:BSl. *wirṣu(s)
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “viršus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506:BSl. *wirṣu(s)