Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/koňь

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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 1

Of disputed origin. There are two major competing theories, both presented by Derksen:

Noun

*kòňь m

  1. horse
    Synonym: *komoňь
Declension
Declension of *kòňь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *kòňь *koňà *koňì
genitive *koňà *koňù *kòňь
dative *koňù *koňèma *kòňemъ
accusative *kòňь *koňà *koňę̇̀
instrumental *koňь̀mь, *koňèmь* *koňèma *kòňi
locative *koňì *koňù *kòňixъ
vocative *koňu *koňà *koňì

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “конь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*konь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 197
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кон¹”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 578

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kòņь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231:m. jo (b) ‘horse’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “konjь konja”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 69, 147, 177; PR 134; MP 19)

Etymology 2

From *koňь (horse) +‎ *-ьjь.

Adjective

*koňь

  1. (relational) horse
Declension
Indefinite declension of *koňь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *koňь *koňa *koňe
genitive *koňa *koňę̇ *koňa
dative *koňu *koňi *koňu
accusative *koňь *koňǫ *koňe
instrumental *koňemь *koňejǫ *koňemь
locative *koňi *koňi *koňi
vocative *koňu *koňe *koňe
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *koňa *koňi *koňi
genitive *koňu *koňu *koňu
dative *koňema *koňama *koňema
accusative *koňa *koňi *koňi
instrumental *koňema *koňama *koňema
locative *koňu *koňu *koňu
vocative *koňa *koňi *koňi
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *koňi *koňę̇ *koňa
genitive *koňь *koňь *koňь
dative *koňemъ *koňamъ *koňemъ
accusative *koňę̇ *koňę̇ *koňa
instrumental *koňi *koňami *koňi
locative *koňixъ *koňaxъ *koňixъ
vocative *koňi *koňę̇ *koňa
Definite declension of *koňь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *koňьjь *koňaja *koňeje
genitive *koňajego *koňę̇ję̇ *koňajego
dative *koňujemu *koňiji *koňujemu
accusative *koňьjь *koňǫjǫ *koňeje
instrumental *koňijimь *koňǫjǫ *koňijimь
locative *koňijemь *koňiji *koňijemь
vocative *koňьjь *koňaja *koňeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *koňaja *koňiji *koňiji
genitive *koňuju *koňuju *koňuju
dative *koňijima *koňijima *koňijima
accusative *koňaja *koňiji *koňiji
instrumental *koňijima *koňijima *koňijima
locative *koňuju *koňuju *koňuju
vocative *koňaja *koňiji *koňiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *koňiji *koňę̇ję̇ *koňaja
genitive *koňьjixъ *koňьjixъ *koňьjixъ
dative *koňijimъ *koňijimъ *koňijimъ
accusative *koňę̇ję̇ *koňę̇ję̇ *koňaja
instrumental *koňijimi *koňijimi *koňijimi
locative *koňijixъ *koňijixъ *koňijixъ
vocative *koňiji *koňę̇ję̇ *koňaja
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*konьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 8