Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polnina
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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 *pȏlnъ (“barren, vain”) + *-ina.
Noun
*polninà f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *polninà (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *polninà | *polnině | *polniny |
| genitive | *polniny | *polninu | *polninъ |
| dative | *polnině | *polninama | *polninamъ |
| accusative | *polninǫ | *polnině | *polniny |
| instrumental | *polninojǫ, *polninǫ** | *polninama | *polninami |
| locative | *polnině | *polninu | *polninasъ, *polninaxъ* |
| vocative | *polnino | *polnině | *polniny |
* -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).
Related terms
- *polnota (“flatness”)
- *polninьcь (“mountaineer”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “планина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 303
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “planína”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*polnina̋”