Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьgnovenьje
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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 *mьgnǫti + *-ovъ + *-enьje, from *migati (“to blink”).
Noun
*mьgnovenьje n
- (East and South Slavic) moment, instant, twinkling
Inflection
Declension of *mьgnovenьje (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mьgnovenьje | *mьgnovenьji | *mьgnovenьja |
| genitive | *mьgnovenьja | *mьgnovenьju | *mьgnovenьjь |
| dative | *mьgnovenьju | *mьgnovenьjema | *mьgnovenьjemъ |
| accusative | *mьgnovenьje | *mьgnovenьji | *mьgnovenьja |
| instrumental | *mьgnovenьjьmь, *mьgnovenьjemь* | *mьgnovenьjema | *mьgnovenьji |
| locative | *mьgnovenьji | *mьgnovenьju | *mьgnovenьjixъ |
| vocative | *mьgnovenьje | *mьgnovenьji | *mьgnovenьja |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: мьгновениѥ (mĭgnovenije), мегновениѥ (megnovenije), мъгновениѥ (mŭgnovenije)
- Old Ruthenian: мгнове́нье (mhnovénʹje), мгнове́нє (mhnovénje), мгнове́ние (mhnovénije)
- Middle Russian: мгнове́ние (mgnovénije), мьгнове́ние (mʹgnovénije), мегнове́ние (megnovénije)
- Russian: мгнове́ние (mgnovénije), мгнове́нье (mgnovénʹje); мигнове́ние (mignovénije) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Russian: мгнове́ннный (mgnovénnnyj)
- Russian: мгнове́ние (mgnovénije), мгнове́нье (mgnovénʹje); мигнове́ние (mignovénije) (dialectal)
- Old East Slavic: мьгновениѥ (mĭgnovenije), мегновениѥ (megnovenije), мъгновениѥ (mŭgnovenije)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: мьгновениѥ (mĭgnovenije)
- Glagolitic script: ⰿⱐⰳⱀⱁⰲⰵⱀⰺⰵ (mĭgnovenie)
- Bulgarian: мигновѐние (mignovènie)
- Old Church Slavonic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьgnovenьje”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 97
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мгнове́ние”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress