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
Indefinite declension of *olčьnъ (hard, accent paradigm a)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *olčьnъ | *olčьna | *olčьno |
| genitive | *olčьna | *olčьny | *olčьna |
| dative | *olčьnu | *olčьně | *olčьnu |
| accusative | *olčьnъ | *olčьnǫ | *olčьno |
| instrumental | *olčьnomь | *olčьnojǫ | *olčьnomь |
| locative | *olčьně | *olčьně | *olčьně |
| vocative | *olčьne | *olčьno | *olčьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *olčьna | *olčьně | *olčьně |
| genitive | *olčьnu | *olčьnu | *olčьnu |
| dative | *olčьnoma | *olčьnama | *olčьnoma |
| accusative | *olčьna | *olčьně | *olčьně |
| instrumental | *olčьnoma | *olčьnama | *olčьnoma |
| locative | *olčьnu | *olčьnu | *olčьnu |
| vocative | *olčьna | *olčьně | *olčьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *olčьni | *olčьny | *olčьna |
| genitive | *olčьnъ | *olčьnъ | *olčьnъ |
| dative | *olčьnomъ | *olčьnamъ | *olčьnomъ |
| accusative | *olčьny | *olčьny | *olčьna |
| instrumental | *olčьny | *olčьnami | *olčьny |
| locative | *olčьněxъ | *olčьnaxъ | *olčьněxъ |
| vocative | *olčьni | *olčьny | *olčьna |
Definite declension of *olčьnъ (hard, accent paradigm a)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *olčьnъjь | *olčьnaja | *olčьnoje |
| genitive | *olčьnajego | *olčьnyję̇ | *olčьnajego |
| dative | *olčьnujemu | *olčьněji | *olčьnujemu |
| accusative | *olčьnъjь | *olčьnǫjǫ | *olčьnoje |
| instrumental | *olčьnyjimь | *olčьnǫjǫ | *olčьnyjimь |
| locative | *olčьnějemь | *olčьněji | *olčьnějemь |
| vocative | *olčьnъjь | *olčьnaja | *olčьnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *olčьnaja | *olčьněji | *olčьněji |
| genitive | *olčьnuju | *olčьnuju | *olčьnuju |
| dative | *olčьnyjima | *olčьnyjima | *olčьnyjima |
| accusative | *olčьnaja | *olčьněji | *olčьněji |
| instrumental | *olčьnyjima | *olčьnyjima | *olčьnyjima |
| locative | *olčьnuju | *olčьnuju | *olčьnuju |
| vocative | *olčьnaja | *olčьněji | *olčьněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *olčьniji | *olčьnyję̇ | *olčьnaja |
| genitive | *olčьnъjixъ | *olčьnъjixъ | *olčьnъjixъ |
| dative | *olčьnyjimъ | *olčьnyjimъ | *olčьnyjimъ |
| accusative | *olčьnyję̇ | *olčьnyję̇ | *olčьnaja |
| instrumental | *olčьnyjimi | *olčьnyjimi | *olčьnyjimi |
| locative | *olčьnyjixъ | *olčьnyjixъ | *olčьnyjixъ |
| vocative | *olčьniji | *olčьnyję̇ | *olčьnaja |
Alternative forms
Related terms
Descendants
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References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*òlčьnъ”, 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”