Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajina, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 |
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
Noun
*krajina f
Declension
Declension of *krajina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *krajina | *krajině | *krajiny |
| genitive | *krajiny | *krajinu | *krajinъ |
| dative | *krajině | *krajinama | *krajinamъ |
| accusative | *krajinǫ | *krajině | *krajiny |
| instrumental | *krajinojǫ, *krajinǫ** | *krajinama | *krajinami |
| locative | *krajině | *krajinu | *krajinasъ, *krajinaxъ* |
| vocative | *krajino | *krajině | *krajiny |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*krajina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 87