pierwy

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pь̀rvъ. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /pjɛrvɨː/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /pjɛrvɨ/

Adjective

pierwy (comparative pierwszy, superlative napirwszy)

Descendants

Masurian: psiérsÿ
⇒ Polish: (with addition of the comparative ending -szy) pierwszy, pierwy, (Middle Polish) pierwy
- → Belarusian: пе́ршы (pjéršy)
- → Ukrainian: пе́рший (péršyj)
Silesian: piyrszy

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “pierwy, pierzwy, pirwi, pirwy, pirzwy, napierzwy, napirwy, napirzwy”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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