Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brъňa
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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
Borrowed from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, “breastplate”) or Proto-West Germanic *brunnjā (“chain mail”), either from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ, from Proto-Celtic *brusnyos.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *brъňa (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *brъňa | *brъňi | *brъňę̇ |
| genitive | *brъňę̇ | *brъňu | *brъňь |
| dative | *brъňi | *brъňama | *brъňamъ |
| accusative | *brъňǫ | *brъňi | *brъňę̇ |
| instrumental | *brъňejǫ, *brъňǫ** | *brъňama | *brъňami |
| locative | *brъňi | *brъňu | *brъňasъ, *brъňaxъ* |
| vocative | *brъňe | *brъňi | *brъňę̇ |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “brъn'a”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 398
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бро́ня́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress