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.[1]
Accent paradigm b.
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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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 |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *davьnъjь | *davьnaja | *davьnoje |
genitive | *davьnajego | *davьnyję̇ | *davьnajego |
dative | *davьnujemu | *davьněji | *davьnujemu |
accusative | *davьnъjь | *davьnǫjǫ | *davьnoje |
instrumental | *davьnyjimь | *davьnǫjǫ | *davьnyjimь |
locative | *davьnějemь | *davьněji | *davьnějemь |
vocative | *davьnъjь | *davьnaja | *davьnoje |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *davьnaja | *davьněji | *davьněji |
genitive | *davьnuju | *davьnuju | *davьnuju |
dative | *davьnyjima | *davьnyjima | *davьnyjima |
accusative | *davьnaja | *davьněji | *davьněji |
instrumental | *davьnyjima | *davьnyjima | *davьnyjima |
locative | *davьnuju | *davьnuju | *davьnuju |
vocative | *davьnaja | *davьněji | *davьněji |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *davьniji | *davьnyję̇ | *davьnaja |
genitive | *davьnъjixъ | *davьnъjixъ | *davьnъjixъ |
dative | *davьnyjimъ | *davьnyjimъ | *davьnyjimъ |
accusative | *davьnyję̇ | *davьnyję̇ | *davьnaja |
instrumental | *davьnyjimi | *davьnyjimi | *davьnyjimi |
locative | *davьnyjixъ | *davьnyjixъ | *davьnyjixъ |
vocative | *davьniji | *davьnyję̇ | *davьnaja |