Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olčьnъ
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *álˀkinas. Equivalent to *olkati (“to be hungry”) + *-ьnъ. Cognate with Latvian al̂kans (“greedy, hungry”), Lithuanian álkanas (“sober”), Old Prussian alkīns (“sober”). Interestingly, the Old Church Slavonic and Bulgarian descendants did not overgo a metathesis.
Adjective
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *őlčьnъ | *őlčьna | *őlčьno |
| genitive | *őlčьna | *őlčьny | *őlčьna |
| dative | *őlčьnu | *őlčьně | *őlčьnu |
| accusative | *őlčьnъ | *őlčьnǫ | *őlčьno |
| instrumental | *őlčьnomь | *őlčьnojǫ | *őlčьnomь |
| locative | *őlčьně | *őlčьně | *őlčьně |
| vocative | *őlčьne | *őlčьno | *őlčьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *őlčьna | *őlčьně | *őlčьně |
| genitive | *őlčьnu | *őlčьnu | *őlčьnu |
| dative | *őlčьnoma | *őlčьnama | *őlčьnoma |
| accusative | *őlčьna | *őlčьně | *őlčьně |
| instrumental | *őlčьnoma | *őlčьnama | *őlčьnoma |
| locative | *őlčьnu | *őlčьnu | *őlčьnu |
| vocative | *őlčьna | *őlčьně | *őlčьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *őlčьni | *őlčьny | *őlčьna |
| genitive | *őlčьnъ | *őlčьnъ | *őlčьnъ |
| dative | *őlčьnomъ | *őlčьnamъ | *őlčьnomъ |
| accusative | *őlčьny | *őlčьny | *őlčьna |
| instrumental | *őlčьny | *őlčьnami | *őlčьny |
| locative | *őlčьněxъ | *őlčьnaxъ | *őlčьněxъ |
| vocative | *őlčьni | *őlčьny | *őlčьna |
Alternative forms
Related terms
Descendants
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*őlčьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366
- ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch, University of Vienna, page 8: “*őlčьnъ”