Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orvьnъ
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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 *arwis. Morphologically from *orvò + *-ьnъ. Cognates include Old Prussian arwis (“true, definite”), Lithuanian arvis (“suitable”) (or arvas, then displaced by tinka).
Adjective
*õrvьnъ[1]
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *orvьnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *orvьnъ | *orvьna | *orvьno |
| genitive | *orvьna | *orvьny | *orvьna |
| dative | *orvьnu | *orvьně | *orvьnu |
| accusative | *orvьnъ | *orvьnǫ | *orvьno |
| instrumental | *orvьnomь | *orvьnojǫ | *orvьnomь |
| locative | *orvьně | *orvьně | *orvьně |
| vocative | *orvьne | *orvьno | *orvьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *orvьna | *orvьně | *orvьně |
| genitive | *orvьnu | *orvьnu | *orvьnu |
| dative | *orvьnoma | *orvьnama | *orvьnoma |
| accusative | *orvьna | *orvьně | *orvьně |
| instrumental | *orvьnoma | *orvьnama | *orvьnoma |
| locative | *orvьnu | *orvьnu | *orvьnu |
| vocative | *orvьna | *orvьně | *orvьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *orvьni | *orvьny | *orvьna |
| genitive | *orvьnъ | *orvьnъ | *orvьnъ |
| dative | *orvьnomъ | *orvьnamъ | *orvьnomъ |
| accusative | *orvьny | *orvьny | *orvьna |
| instrumental | *orvьny | *orvьnami | *orvьny |
| locative | *orvьněxъ | *orvьnaxъ | *orvьněxъ |
| vocative | *orvьni | *orvьny | *orvьna |
Definite declension of *orvьnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *orvьnъjь | *orvьnaja | *orvьnoje |
| genitive | *orvьnajego | *orvьnyję̇ | *orvьnajego |
| dative | *orvьnujemu | *orvьněji | *orvьnujemu |
| accusative | *orvьnъjь | *orvьnǫjǫ | *orvьnoje |
| instrumental | *orvьnyjimь | *orvьnǫjǫ | *orvьnyjimь |
| locative | *orvьnějemь | *orvьněji | *orvьnějemь |
| vocative | *orvьnъjь | *orvьnaja | *orvьnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *orvьnaja | *orvьněji | *orvьněji |
| genitive | *orvьnuju | *orvьnuju | *orvьnuju |
| dative | *orvьnyjima | *orvьnyjima | *orvьnyjima |
| accusative | *orvьnaja | *orvьněji | *orvьněji |
| instrumental | *orvьnyjima | *orvьnyjima | *orvьnyjima |
| locative | *orvьnuju | *orvьnuju | *orvьnuju |
| vocative | *orvьnaja | *orvьněji | *orvьněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *orvьniji | *orvьnyję̇ | *orvьnaja |
| genitive | *orvьnъjixъ | *orvьnъjixъ | *orvьnъjixъ |
| dative | *orvьnyjimъ | *orvьnyjimъ | *orvьnyjimъ |
| accusative | *orvьnyję̇ | *orvьnyję̇ | *orvьnaja |
| instrumental | *orvьnyjimi | *orvьnyjimi | *orvьnyjimi |
| locative | *orvьnyjixъ | *orvьnyjixъ | *orvьnyjixъ |
| vocative | *orvьniji | *orvьnyję̇ | *orvьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ровный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ráven”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*órvьnъ”