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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kurьcь

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 1

*kurъ (“cock”) +‎ *-ьcь

Noun

*kurьcь m

  1. capon (gelt rooster)
  2. (figurative) penis
Declension
Declension of *kurьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kurьcь *kurьca *kurьci
genitive *kurьca *kurьcu *kurьcь
dative *kurьcu *kurьcema *kurьcemъ
accusative *kurьcь *kurьca *kurьcę̇
instrumental *kurьcьmь, *kurьcemь* *kurьcema *kurьci
locative *kurьci *kurьcu *kurьcixъ
vocative *kurьče *kurьca *kurьci
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: курецъ (kurecŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: kurec
    • Kashubian: kùrc
    • Polish: kurzec, kurzak

Etymology 2

*kuriti (“to smoke”) +‎ *-ьcь

Noun

*kurьcь m

  1. smoker
Declension
Declension of *kurьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kurьcь *kurьca *kurьci
genitive *kurьca *kurьcu *kurьcь
dative *kurьcu *kurьcema *kurьcemъ
accusative *kurьcь *kurьca *kurьcę̇
instrumental *kurьcьmь, *kurьcemь* *kurьcema *kurьci
locative *kurьci *kurьcu *kurьcixъ
vocative *kurьče *kurьca *kurьci
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: курэц (kurec)
    • Russian: куре́ц (kuréc)
    • Ukrainian: курець (kurecʹ)
  • South Slavic: —
  • West Slavic:
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: kurc

References
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kurьcь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 133
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