Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrny
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀnūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂-núH-s, from *gʷréh₂wō.
Noun
*žь̀rny f[1]
Declension
Declension of *žь̀rny (hard v-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žь̀rny | *žь̀rnъvi | *žь̀rnъvi |
| genitive | *žь̀rnъve | *žь̀rnъvu | *žь̀rnъvъ |
| dative | *žь̀rnъvi | *žь̀rnъvьma, *žь̀rnъvama* | *žь̀rnъvьmъ, *žь̀rnъvamъ* |
| accusative | *žь̀rnъvь | *žь̀rnъvi | *žь̀rnъvi |
| instrumental | *žь̀rnъvьjǫ, *žь̀rnъvľǭ** | *žь̀rnъvьma, *žь̀rnъvama* | *žь̀rnъvьmī, *žь̀rnъvamī* |
| locative | *žь̀rnъve | *žь̀rnъvu | *žь̀rnъvьxъ, *žь̀rnъvaxъ* |
| vocative | *žь̀rny | *žь̀rnъvi | *žь̀rnъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёрнов”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žьrny”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 566