Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьvanъ
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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 1
Noun
- alternative form of *čьbanъ (“jug, pitcher”)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čьvanъ | *čьvana | *čьvani |
| genitive | *čьvana | *čьvanu | *čьvanъ |
| dative | *čьvanu | *čьvanoma | *čьvanomъ |
| accusative | *čьvanъ | *čьvana | *čьvany |
| instrumental | *čьvanъmь, *čьvanomь* | *čьvanoma | *čьvanȳ |
| locative | *čьvaně | *čьvanu | *čьvaně̄xъ |
| vocative | *čьvane | *čьvana | *čьvani |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čьvanъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132)”
Etymology 2
Substantivized n-participle of *čьvati (“to booster”) + *-anъ. ESSJa distinguish the two meanings.
Adjective
*čьvanъ
- (East and possibly South Slavic) presumptuous, arrogant
- (Lechitic) sly, cunning
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čьvanъ | *čьvana | *čьvani |
| genitive | *čьvana | *čьvanu | *čьvanъ |
| dative | *čьvanu | *čьvanoma | *čьvanomъ |
| accusative | *čьvanъ | *čьvana | *čьvany |
| instrumental | *čьvanъmь, *čьvanomь* | *čьvanoma | *čьvany |
| locative | *čьvaně | *čьvanu | *čьvaněxъ |
| vocative | *čьvane | *čьvana | *čьvani |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *čьvaniti (sę) (causative-iterative verb)
- *čьvanь, *čьvanьstvo (abstract nouns)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: cwany (“sly, cunning”)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чван”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьvanъ I, *čьvanъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 178