"žьrьcь" meaning in Proto-Slavic

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Noun

Etymology: From *žьrti (“to sacrifice”) + *-ьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Etymology templates: {{root|sla-pro|ine-pro|*gʷerH-}}, {{suffix|sla-pro|*žьrti|*ьcь|t1=to sacrifice}} *žьrti (“to sacrifice”) + *-ьcь, {{der|sla-pro|ine-bsl-pro|*girʔ-}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, {{der|sla-pro|ine-pro|*gʷerH-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], žьrьcь [nominative, singular], žьrьca [dual, nominative], žьrьci [nominative, plural], žьrьca [genitive, singular], žьrьcu [dual, genitive], žьrьcь [genitive, plural], žьrьcu [dative, singular], žьrьcema [dative, dual], žьrьcemъ [dative, plural], žьrьcь [accusative, singular], žьrьca [accusative, dual], žьrьcę̇ [accusative, plural], žьrьcьmь [instrumental, singular], žьrьcemь [instrumental, singular], žьrьcema [dual, instrumental], žьrьci [instrumental, plural], žьrьci [locative, singular], žьrьcu [dual, locative], žьrьcixъ [locative, plural], žьrьče [singular, vocative], žьrьca [dual, vocative], žьrьci [plural, vocative]
  1. priest Tags: masculine, reconstruction Related terms: gornъ, žьrica, žьrtva (english: sacrifice)
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьcьmь",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrьcь",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
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      ],
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        },
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        },
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          "translation": "sacrifice",
          "word": "žьrtva"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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          "word": "жре́ц"
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  "etymology_text": "From *žьrti (“to sacrifice”) + *-ьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.",
  "forms": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "žьrьcь",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "žьrьca",
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    {
      "form": "žьrьci",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "žьrьca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "žьrьcu",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "žьrьcь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьcu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "žьrьcema",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "žьrьcemъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьcь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "žьrьcę̇",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьcьmь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьci",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьcu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьcixъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žьrьče",
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrьcь",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "gornъ"
    },
    {
      "word": "žьrica"
    },
    {
      "english": "sacrifice",
      "translation": "sacrifice",
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    }
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        "Proto-Slavic lemmas",
        "Proto-Slavic masculine nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic soft masculine o-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic soft o-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
        "Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerH-",
        "Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ьcь",
        "sla-pro:Male people",
        "sla-pro:Occupations",
        "sla-pro:Religion"
      ],
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
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  ],
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}

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