Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-snāˀ

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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

Suffix

*-snāˀ f

  1. Used to form nouns denoting an object
    *dentís*déntsnāˀ (gum)
    *lauk-*láukšnāˀ (moon)
    *plunk-*plúnkšnāˀ (feather)

Declension

Declension of *-snāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *-snāˀ *-snāiˀ *-snās
Accusative *-snā(ˀ)n *-snāiˀ *-snā(ˀ)ns
Genitive *-snā(ˀ)s *-snāu(ˀ) *-snōn
Locative *-snāiˀ *-snāu(ˀ) *-snā(ˀ)su
Dative *-snāi *-snā(ˀ)(ˀ) *-snā(ˀ)mas
Instrumental *-snāˀn *-snā(ˀ)māˀ *-snā(ˀ)mīˀs
Vocative *-sna *-snāiˀ *-snās

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Lithuanian: -sna, -šna
  • West Baltic:
  • Proto-Slavic: *-sna