Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/davьnъ
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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
Formed as *davě (“ago, recently”) + *-ьnъ, with no certain relatives outside of Slavic. Possibly reflecting an ō-grade of Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-, akin to Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to complete”). More often compared to Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHrás (“long, far”), Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), and Latin dūrus (“durable”) (whence descends English during), which reflect instead the metathesis *dweh₂-.
It is uncertain if Old Church Slavonic одѣвѣ (oděvě, “recently”) is related or not to the ō-grade lemma. According to BER, the two lemmas are akin, but this view is sometimes challenged.
Adjective
Alternative forms
- *davьňь (East Slavic)
Inflection
Accent paradigm b.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *davьnъ | *davьna | *davьno |
| genitive | *davьna | *davьny | *davьna |
| dative | *davьnu | *davьně | *davьnu |
| accusative | *davьnъ | *davьnǫ | *davьno |
| instrumental | *davьnomь | *davьnojǫ | *davьnomь |
| locative | *davьně | *davьně | *davьně |
| vocative | *davьne | *davьno | *davьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *davьna | *davьně | *davьně |
| genitive | *davьnu | *davьnu | *davьnu |
| dative | *davьnoma | *davьnama | *davьnoma |
| accusative | *davьna | *davьně | *davьně |
| instrumental | *davьnoma | *davьnama | *davьnoma |
| locative | *davьnu | *davьnu | *davьnu |
| vocative | *davьna | *davьně | *davьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *davьni | *davьny | *davьna |
| genitive | *davьnъ | *davьnъ | *davьnъ |
| dative | *davьnomъ | *davьnamъ | *davьnomъ |
| accusative | *davьny | *davьny | *davьna |
| instrumental | *davьny | *davьnami | *davьny |
| locative | *davьněxъ | *davьnaxъ | *davьněxъ |
| vocative | *davьni | *davьny | *davьna |
Related terms
- *oděvě (“recently”) (possibly)
Derived terms
- *davьnostь (“remoteness, limitation”)
- *davьnina (“antiquity”)
- *otъdavьna (“since/from long ago”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “да́вний”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*davě”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 198
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*davьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 200
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “давно”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 312
References
- ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “одеве”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 796
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*davьnъ; *davьņь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97: “adj. o ‘ancient, past’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dav-”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b ancient (PR 136)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “dáven”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*dávьnъ”