Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bavьnъ

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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 *baviti (to linger, to engage in) +‎ *-ьnъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to be, to appear).

Adjective

*bàvьnъ

  1. delayed
  2. slow, retarded

Declension

Indefinite declension of *bavьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bavьnъ *bavьna *bavьno
genitive *bavьna *bavьny *bavьna
dative *bavьnu *bavьně *bavьnu
accusative *bavьnъ *bavьnǫ *bavьno
instrumental *bavьnomь *bavьnojǫ *bavьnomь
locative *bavьně *bavьně *bavьně
vocative *bavьne *bavьno *bavьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bavьna *bavьně *bavьně
genitive *bavьnu *bavьnu *bavьnu
dative *bavьnoma *bavьnama *bavьnoma
accusative *bavьna *bavьně *bavьně
instrumental *bavьnoma *bavьnama *bavьnoma
locative *bavьnu *bavьnu *bavьnu
vocative *bavьna *bavьně *bavьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bavьni *bavьny *bavьna
genitive *bavьnъ *bavьnъ *bavьnъ
dative *bavьnomъ *bavьnamъ *bavьnomъ
accusative *bavьny *bavьny *bavьna
instrumental *bavьny *bavьnami *bavьny
locative *bavьněxъ *bavьnaxъ *bavьněxъ
vocative *bavьni *bavьny *bavьna

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ба́вен (báven)
    • Macedonian: бавен (baven)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bavьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 170
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бавя”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 23