Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěčьňь

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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

Alternative form

Etymology

From *sěťi (to cut) +‎ *-ьňь, due to the winter months of January and February being traditionally occupied by the felling of trees for timber.

Noun

*sěčьňь m

  1. February; January

Declension

Declension of *sěčьňь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sěčьňь *sěčьňa *sěčьňi
genitive *sěčьňa *sěčьňu *sěčьňь
dative *sěčьňu *sěčьňema *sěčьňemъ
accusative *sěčьňь *sěčьňa *sěčьňę̇
instrumental *sěčьňьmь, *sěčьňemь* *sěčьňema *sěčьňi
locative *sěčьňi *sěčьňu *sěčьňixъ
vocative *sěčьňu *sěčьňa *sěčьňi

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сі́чень”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 258:*sěčьnь*sěčʹnʹ
  2. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “styczeń”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN