Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nana
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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
Noun
Declension
Declension of *nana (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nana | *naně | *nany |
| genitive | *nany | *nanu | *nanъ |
| dative | *naně | *nanama | *nanamъ |
| accusative | *nanǫ | *naně | *nany |
| instrumental | *nanojǫ, *nanǫ** | *nanama | *nanami |
| locative | *naně | *nanu | *nanasъ, *nanaxъ* |
| vocative | *nano | *naně | *nany |
* -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
From *nana:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
From *ňaňa:
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*nena”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 24 (*navijati (sę)/*navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 166
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1995), “*nana, *nanъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 22 (*naděliti – *narodъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 196
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ня́нька”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka