Of disputed origin. There are two major competing theories, both presented by Derksen:
singular | dual | plural | |
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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.
From *koňь (“horse”) + *-ьjь.
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 |
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 |