Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-jьjь
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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-Indo-European *-yōs.
Suffix
*-jьjь
- Forms comparative forms
- *bol- + *-jьjь → *boľьjь
- *dьl- + *-jьjь → *dьľьjь
- *gor- + *-jьjь → *gořьjь
- *luk- + *-jьjь → *lučьjь
- *mьn- + *-jьjь → *mьňьjь
- *nizъ + *-jьjь → *nižьjь
- *sold- + *-jьjь → *solďьjь
- *tęz- + *-jьjь → *tęžьjь
- *un- + *-jьjь → *uňьjь
- *vysь + *-jьjь → *vyšьjь
- *vęt- + *-jьjь → *vęťьjь
- *čęstъ + *-jьjь → *čęsťьjь
- *čistъ (“clean”) + *-jьjь → *čisťьjь (“cleaner”)
- *lixъ (“superfluous”) + *-jьjь → *lišьjь (“more superfluous”)
Declension
Indefinite declension of *-jьjь (comparative)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-jьjь | *-jьši | *-je |
| genitive | *-jьša | *-jьšę̇ | *-jьša |
| dative | *-jьšu | *-jьši | *-jьšu |
| accusative | *-jьšь | *-jьšǫ | *-je |
| instrumental | *-jьšemь | *-jьšejǫ | *-jьšemь |
| locative | *-jьši | *-jьši | *-jьši |
| vocative | *-jьšu | *-jьše | *-jьše |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-jьša | *-jьši | *-jьši |
| genitive | *-jьšu | *-jьšu | *-jьšu |
| dative | *-jьšema | *-jьšama | *-jьšema |
| accusative | *-jьša | *-jьši | *-jьši |
| instrumental | *-jьšema | *-jьšama | *-jьšema |
| locative | *-jьšu | *-jьšu | *-jьšu |
| vocative | *-jьša | *-jьši | *-jьši |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-jьše | *-jьšę̇ | *-jьša |
| genitive | *-jьšь | *-jьšь | *-jьšь |
| dative | *-jьšemъ | *-jьšamъ | *-jьšemъ |
| accusative | *-jьšę̇ | *-jьšę̇ | *-jьša |
| instrumental | *-jьši | *-jьšami | *-jьši |
| locative | *-jьšixъ | *-jьšaxъ | *-jьšixъ |
| vocative | *-jьši | *-jьšę̇ | *-jьša |
Definite declension of *-jьjь (comparative)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-jьjь | *-jьšija | *-jьšeje |
| genitive | *-jьšajego | *-jьšę̇ję̇ | *-jьšajego |
| dative | *-jьšujemu | *-jьšiji | *-jьšujemu |
| accusative | *-jьšьjь | *-jьšǫjǫ | *-jьšeje |
| instrumental | *-jьšijimь | *-jьšǫjǫ | *-jьšijimь |
| locative | *-jьšijemь | *-jьšiji | *-jьšijemь |
| vocative | *-jьšьjь | *-jьšaja | *-jьšeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-jьšaja | *-jьšiji | *-jьšiji |
| genitive | *-jьšuju | *-jьšuju | *-jьšuju |
| dative | *-jьšijima | *-jьšijima | *-jьšijima |
| accusative | *-jьšaja | *-jьšiji | *-jьšiji |
| instrumental | *-jьšijima | *-jьšijima | *-jьšijima |
| locative | *-jьšuju | *-jьšuju | *-jьšuju |
| vocative | *-jьšaja | *-jьšiji | *-jьšiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-jьšeji | *-jьšę̇ję̇ | *-jьšaja |
| genitive | *-jьšьjixъ | *-jьšьjixъ | *-jьšьjixъ |
| dative | *-jьšijimъ | *-jьšijimъ | *-jьšijimъ |
| accusative | *-jьšę̇ję̇ | *-jьšę̇ję̇ | *-jьšaja |
| instrumental | *-jьšijimi | *-jьšijimi | *-jьšijimi |
| locative | *-jьšijixъ | *-jьšijixъ | *-jьšijixъ |
| vocative | *-jьšiji | *-jьšę̇ję̇ | *-jьšaja |
Derived terms
Descendants notes
The descendants ending with -e descend from the neuter -je and mostly developed an adverbial meaning, while the descendants ending with -ši/-šy/-šyj descend from the definite forms (where the masculine nominative -jьjь got replaced with the accusative -jьšьjь)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: