Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьňa
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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 *-injāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *-i-n-yeh₂, from *-nós + *-yeh₂. Cognate with Lithuanian -inė (< Proto-Baltic *-ini̯a). By surface analysis, *-ьnъ + *-ja.
Suffix
- Forms feminine nouns
- *viš- + *-ьňa → *višьňa
Declension
Declension of *-ьňa (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ьňa | *-ьňi | *-ьňę̇ |
| genitive | *-ьňę̇ | *-ьňu | *-ьňь |
| dative | *-ьňi | *-ьňama | *-ьňamъ |
| accusative | *-ьňǫ | *-ьňi | *-ьňę̇ |
| instrumental | *-ьňejǫ, *-ьňǫ** | *-ьňama | *-ьňami |
| locative | *-ьňi | *-ьňu | *-ьňasъ, *-ьňaxъ* |
| vocative | *-ьňe | *-ьňi | *-ьňę̇ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
Derived terms
Descendants
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ьn'a”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 138