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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rьvьnivъ

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 *rьvьnь (“zeal”) +‎ *-ivъ. Probably related to Proto-Slavic *řuti (“to cry, to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew- (“to roar”).

Adjective

*rьvьnivъ

  1. desirable, likable (for object) (in South Slavic)
  2. jealous, envious (for person)
    Synonyms: *zavistьlivъ, *žarьlivъ

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *rьvьnivьcь (“jealous person”)
  • *rьvьnь f (“zeal”)
    • *rьvьnovati (“to be jealous of”)
    • *rьvьnati (“to like, to desire enviously”) (a/j-conj)
    • *rьvьniteľь (“jealous person”)
    • *rьvьnostь (“jealousy”)
  • *revьlivъ (“prone to crying, crybaby”) (probably)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: рьвьнивъ (rĭvĭnivŭ)
    • Macedonian: ревнив (revniv)
    • ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: сурѐвњив
      Latin script: surèvnjiv
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ревни́вый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ревнив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 199
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