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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 *bez- (“without”) + *dъno (“bottom”) + *-a. Compare Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos), Sanskrit अगाध (agādha, “fathomless; abyss, chasm”) for a similar formation.
Noun
*bezdъna f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bezdъna | *bezdъně | *bezdъny |
| genitive | *bezdъny | *bezdъnu | *bezdъnъ |
| dative | *bezdъně | *bezdъnama | *bezdъnamъ |
| accusative | *bezdъnǫ | *bezdъně | *bezdъny |
| instrumental | *bezdъnojǫ, *bezdъnǫ** | *bezdъnama | *bezdъnami |
| locative | *bezdъně | *bezdъnu | *bezdъnasъ, *bezdъnaxъ* |
| vocative | *bezdъno | *bezdъně | *bezdъny |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: beznă (“pitch-black”)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezdъbna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 21
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бе́здна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress