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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvьcь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas, *sjuwikis. Equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) +‎ *-ьcь. Cognate with Lithuanian siuvìkas, siuvikis (“tailor”), Old Prussian schuwikis (“tailor”).

Noun

*šьvьcь m[1]

  1. (generally) seamster (person who sews)
    → tailor, dressmaker (seamster who makes clothing)
    Synonyms: *krojačь, *kravьcь
    → cobbler, shoemaker (seamster who makes footwear)
    Synonyms: *obuťařь, *postolařь

Alternative forms

Inflection
Declension of *šьvьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *šьvьcь *šьvьca *šьvьci
genitive *šьvьca *šьvьcu *šьvьcь
dative *šьvьcu *šьvьcema *šьvьcemъ
accusative *šьvьcь *šьvьca *šьvьcę̇
instrumental *šьvьcьmь, *šьvьcemь* *šьvьcema *šьvьci
locative *šьvьci *šьvьcu *šьvьcixъ
vocative *šьvьče *šьvьca *šьvьci
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *šьvьkyni, *šьvaxa (“seamstress”) (feminine forms)
  • *šьvъ (“stitch”)
    • *šьvica (“embroidery”)
  • *šьvajьka (“sewing tool”)
  • *šidlo (“awl”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ)
      • Belarusian: шаве́ц (šavjéc)
      • Russian: швец (švec)
      • Ukrainian: швець (švecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ша́вац
      Latin script: šávac
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: švec
      • Czech: švec
        • Bohemian (Chod dialect): ševc
    • Old Polish: szwiec
    • Pomeranian:
    • Slovak: švec
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: šejc
      • Upper Sorbian: šewc

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “швец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*šьvьcь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 488: “‘tailor, shoemaker’”
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