Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/desnъ
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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 earlier *desьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deśinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱs-i-no-s, from *deḱs- (“right side”).
Adjective
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *desnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsna | *dȅsno |
| genitive | *dȅsna | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
| dative | *dȅsnu | *dȅsně | *dȅsnu |
| accusative | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsnǫ | *dȅsno |
| instrumental | *dȅsnomь | *dȅsnojǫ | *dȅsnomь |
| locative | *dȅsně | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| vocative | *dȅsne | *dȅsno | *dȅsno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dȅsna | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| genitive | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu |
| dative | *dȅsnoma | *dȅsnama | *dȅsnoma |
| accusative | *dȅsna | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| instrumental | *dȅsnoma | *dȅsnama | *dȅsnoma |
| locative | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu |
| vocative | *dȅsna | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dȅsni | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
| genitive | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsnъ |
| dative | *dȅsnomъ | *dȅsnamъ | *dȅsnomъ |
| accusative | *dȅsny | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
| instrumental | *dȅsny | *dȅsnami | *dȅsny |
| locative | *dȅsněxъ | *dȅsnaxъ | *dȅsněxъ |
| vocative | *dȅsni | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
Definite declension of *desnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dȅsnъjь | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsnoje |
| genitive | *dȅsnajego | *dȅsnyję̇ | *dȅsnajego |
| dative | *dȅsnujemu | *dȅsněji | *dȅsnujemu |
| accusative | *dȅsnъjь | *dȅsnǫjǫ | *dȅsnoje |
| instrumental | *dȅsnyjimь | *dȅsnǫjǫ | *dȅsnyjimь |
| locative | *dȅsnějemь | *dȅsněji | *dȅsnějemь |
| vocative | *dȅsnъjь | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsněji | *dȅsněji |
| genitive | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju |
| dative | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima |
| accusative | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsněji | *dȅsněji |
| instrumental | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima |
| locative | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju |
| vocative | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsněji | *dȅsněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *dȅsniji | *dȅsnyję̇ | *dȅsnaja |
| genitive | *dȅsnъjixъ | *dȅsnъjixъ | *dȅsnъjixъ |
| dative | *dȅsnyjimъ | *dȅsnyjimъ | *dȅsnyjimъ |
| accusative | *dȅsnyję̇ | *dȅsnyję̇ | *dȅsnaja |
| instrumental | *dȅsnyjimi | *dȅsnyjimi | *dȅsnyjimi |
| locative | *dȅsnyjixъ | *dȅsnyjixъ | *dȅsnyjixъ |
| vocative | *dȅsniji | *dȅsnyję̇ | *dȅsnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: деснъ (desnŭ)
- South Slavic:
- ⇒ Russian: обдеше́нь (obdešénʹ) (possibly borrowed from Baltic)
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dȅsnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 100: “adj. o (c?) ‘right’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “desnъ desna desno”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c right (PR 138)”