Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/piskъ

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

Compare *piskati (to squeak)

Noun

*piskъ m

  1. scream?, squeak?

Inflection

Declension of *piskъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *piskъ *piska *pisci
genitive *piska *pisku *piskъ
dative *pisku *piskoma *piskomъ
accusative *piskъ *piska *pisky
instrumental *piskъmь, *piskomь* *piskoma *pisky
locative *piscě *pisku *piscěxъ
vocative *pišče *piska *pisci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: писк (pisk)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: пи́сък (písǎk)
    • Macedonian: писок (pisok)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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