Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)krajina

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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 *o(b)krajь +‎ *-ina, from *krajь.

Noun

*o(b)krajina f

  1. outskirts, edge of something, something located on the edge

Declension

Declension of *o(b)krajina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *o(b)krajina *o(b)krajině *o(b)krajiny
genitive *o(b)krajiny *o(b)krajinu *o(b)krajinъ
dative *o(b)krajině *o(b)krajinama *o(b)krajinamъ
accusative *o(b)krajinǫ *o(b)krajině *o(b)krajiny
instrumental *o(b)krajinojǫ, *o(b)krajinǫ** *o(b)krajinama *o(b)krajinami
locative *o(b)krajině *o(b)krajinu *o(b)krajinasъ, *o(b)krajinaxъ*
vocative *o(b)krajino *o(b)krajině *o(b)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).

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References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2000), “*obkrajina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 27 (*obgordja/*obgordjь – *oblězati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 165