Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dyňa

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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 *kъdyňa, from Latin māla cydōnia, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), “quince”).

Noun

*dỳňa f

  1. melon
    Synonyms: *pьpešь, *piponъ
  2. watermelon (regionally)

Inflection

Declension of *dỳňa (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *dỳňa *dỳňi *dỳňę̇
genitive *dỳňę̇ *dỳňu *dỳňь
dative *dỳňī *dỳňama *dỳňāmъ
accusative *dỳňǫ *dỳňi *dỳňę̇
instrumental *dỳňējǫ, *dỳňǭ* *dỳňama *dỳňāmī
locative *dỳňī *dỳňu *dỳňāsъ
vocative *dỳňe *dỳňi *dỳňę̇

* 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:
    • Old East Slavic: дꙑ́нꙗ (dýnja)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: dýně (“pumpkin”)
    • Polish: dynia (“pumpkin”)
    • Old Slovak: dyňa (“watermelon; cantaloupe; pumpkin”)
      • Pannonian Rusyn: диня (dinja, “cantaloupe”)

References

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ды́ня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dynja”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132; RPT 110)”
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