Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pastyrь

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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

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Etymology

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Etymologically from *pasti (to graze) +‎ *-yrь. In later times, a secondary meaning cleric has been attached in some daughter languages, under the influence of Latin pāstor.

Noun

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*pastyrь m

  1. herder (herd's guardian)
    Synonyms: *čerdařь, *kъrdařь
  2. (secondary) pastor, cleric

Alternative forms

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Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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  • *pastvo (farmland, pastureland)
  • *pastьba (pasture, nourishement of livestock)

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пастырь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пастир”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 85