Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kuznь
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From *ku- (“to forge”) + *-znь.
Noun
*kuznь f
Inflection
Declension of *kuznь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kuznь | *kuzni | *kuzni |
| genitive | *kuzni | *kuznьju, *kuzňu* | *kuznьjь, *kuzni* |
| dative | *kuzni | *kuznьma | *kuznьmъ |
| accusative | *kuznь | *kuzni | *kuzni |
| instrumental | *kuznьjǫ, *kuzňǫ* | *kuznьma | *kuznьmi |
| locative | *kuzni | *kuznьju, *kuzňu* | *kuznьxъ |
| vocative | *kuzni | *kuzni | *kuzni |
* 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).
Derived terms
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кузница”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “кузнец”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 450
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kuznja/*kuznь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 144
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “кузнец”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa