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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 *kostь (“bone”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*kostьnъ
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kostьnъ | *kostьna | *kostьno |
| genitive | *kostьna | *kostьny | *kostьna |
| dative | *kostьnu | *kostьně | *kostьnu |
| accusative | *kostьnъ | *kostьnǫ | *kostьno |
| instrumental | *kostьnomь | *kostьnojǫ | *kostьnomь |
| locative | *kostьně | *kostьně | *kostьně |
| vocative | *kostьne | *kostьno | *kostьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kostьna | *kostьně | *kostьně |
| genitive | *kostьnu | *kostьnu | *kostьnu |
| dative | *kostьnoma | *kostьnama | *kostьnoma |
| accusative | *kostьna | *kostьně | *kostьně |
| instrumental | *kostьnoma | *kostьnama | *kostьnoma |
| locative | *kostьnu | *kostьnu | *kostьnu |
| vocative | *kostьna | *kostьně | *kostьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *kostьni | *kostьny | *kostьna |
| genitive | *kostьnъ | *kostьnъ | *kostьnъ |
| dative | *kostьnomъ | *kostьnamъ | *kostьnomъ |
| accusative | *kostьny | *kostьny | *kostьna |
| instrumental | *kostьny | *kostьnami | *kostьny |
| locative | *kostьněxъ | *kostьnaxъ | *kostьněxъ |
| vocative | *kostьni | *kostьny | *kostьna |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kostьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 175