Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gnьsь
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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
Cognate with Lithuanian gniū̃sas (“parasite”).
Noun
*gnьsь f
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Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gnьsь | *gnьsi | *gnьsi |
| genitive | *gnьsi | *gnьsьju, *gnьšu* | *gnьsьjь, *gnьsi* |
| dative | *gnьsi | *gnьsьma | *gnьsьmъ |
| accusative | *gnьsь | *gnьsi | *gnьsi |
| instrumental | *gnьsьjǫ, *gnьšǫ* | *gnьsьma | *gnьsьmi |
| locative | *gnьsi | *gnьsьju, *gnьšu* | *gnьsьxъ |
| vocative | *gnьsi | *gnьsi | *gnьsi |
* 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).
Related terms
Descendants
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- South Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gnьsь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171