Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lěnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lēnas, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁-en-os, from *leh₁- (“lazy, slow”). Cognate with Latvian lēns (“lazy”), Lithuanian lė́nas (“lazy”), Latin lenis.
Adjective
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *lěnъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lěnъ | *lěna | *lěno |
| genitive | *lěna | *lěny | *lěna |
| dative | *lěnu | *lěně | *lěnu |
| accusative | *lěnъ | *lěnǫ | *lěno |
| instrumental | *lěnomь | *lěnojǫ | *lěnomь |
| locative | *lěně | *lěně | *lěně |
| vocative | *lěne | *lěno | *lěno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lěna | *lěně | *lěně |
| genitive | *lěnu | *lěnu | *lěnu |
| dative | *lěnoma | *lěnama | *lěnoma |
| accusative | *lěna | *lěně | *lěně |
| instrumental | *lěnoma | *lěnama | *lěnoma |
| locative | *lěnu | *lěnu | *lěnu |
| vocative | *lěna | *lěně | *lěně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lěni | *lěny | *lěna |
| genitive | *lěnъ | *lěnъ | *lěnъ |
| dative | *lěnomъ | *lěnamъ | *lěnomъ |
| accusative | *lěny | *lěny | *lěna |
| instrumental | *lěny | *lěnami | *lěny |
| locative | *lěněxъ | *lěnaxъ | *lěněxъ |
| vocative | *lěni | *lěny | *lěna |
Definite declension of *lěnъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lěnъjь | *lěnaja | *lěnoje |
| genitive | *lěnajego | *lěnyję̇ | *lěnajego |
| dative | *lěnujemu | *lěněji | *lěnujemu |
| accusative | *lěnъjь | *lěnǫjǫ | *lěnoje |
| instrumental | *lěnyjimь | *lěnǫjǫ | *lěnyjimь |
| locative | *lěnějemь | *lěněji | *lěnějemь |
| vocative | *lěnъjь | *lěnaja | *lěnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lěnaja | *lěněji | *lěněji |
| genitive | *lěnuju | *lěnuju | *lěnuju |
| dative | *lěnyjima | *lěnyjima | *lěnyjima |
| accusative | *lěnaja | *lěněji | *lěněji |
| instrumental | *lěnyjima | *lěnyjima | *lěnyjima |
| locative | *lěnuju | *lěnuju | *lěnuju |
| vocative | *lěnaja | *lěněji | *lěněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lěniji | *lěnyję̇ | *lěnaja |
| genitive | *lěnъjixъ | *lěnъjixъ | *lěnъjixъ |
| dative | *lěnyjimъ | *lěnyjimъ | *lěnyjimъ |
| accusative | *lěnyję̇ | *lěnyję̇ | *lěnaja |
| instrumental | *lěnyjimi | *lěnyjimi | *lěnyjimi |
| locative | *lěnyjixъ | *lěnyjixъ | *lěnyjixъ |
| vocative | *lěniji | *lěnyję̇ | *lěnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lě̑nъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 273: “adj. o (c) ‘lazy, slow’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “lěnъ lěna lěno”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c doven (SA 109, 111, 114, 122, 199; PR 138)”